diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel85/distro.go b/internal/distro/rhel85/distro.go
index 18fd49784..a132a06c0 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel85/distro.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel85/distro.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const defaultName = "rhel-85"
-const rhel86Name = "rhel-86"
 const osVersion = "8.5"
 const releaseVersion = "8"
 const modulePlatformID = "platform:el8"
@@ -462,10 +461,6 @@ func New() distro.Distro {
 	return newDistro(defaultName, modulePlatformID, ostreeRef)
 }
 
-func NewRHEL86() distro.Distro {
-	return newDistro(rhel86Name, modulePlatformID, ostreeRef)
-}
-
 func NewHostDistro(name, modulePlatformID, ostreeRef string) distro.Distro {
 	return newDistro(name, modulePlatformID, ostreeRef)
 }
diff --git a/internal/distroregistry/distroregistry.go b/internal/distroregistry/distroregistry.go
index 6fe070643..069bd3708 100644
--- a/internal/distroregistry/distroregistry.go
+++ b/internal/distroregistry/distroregistry.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/distro/rhel8"
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/distro/rhel84"
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/distro/rhel85"
+	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/distro/rhel86"
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/distro/rhel90"
 )
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ var supportedDistros = []supportedDistro{
 	{rhel84.New, rhel84.NewHostDistro},
 	{rhel84.NewCentos, rhel84.NewCentosHostDistro},
 	{rhel85.New, rhel85.NewHostDistro},
-	{rhel85.NewRHEL86, rhel85.NewHostDistro},
+	{rhel86.New, rhel86.NewHostDistro},
 	{rhel90.New, rhel90.NewHostDistro},
 }