diff --git a/config/recipe.yml b/config/recipe.yml
index 9e23b7e0d8..bd662fba69 100644
--- a/config/recipe.yml
+++ b/config/recipe.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ modules:
       - python3-pip # required for yafti
       - libadwaita # required for yafti
     remove:
+      - vi
       # - firefox # default firefox removed in favor of flatpak
       # - firefox-langpacks # langpacks needs to also be removed to prevent dependency problems