diff --git a/tools/define-compose-url.sh b/tools/define-compose-url.sh
index 620bb8f44..966b11721 100755
--- a/tools/define-compose-url.sh
+++ b/tools/define-compose-url.sh
@@ -7,13 +7,7 @@ if [[ $ID != rhel ]]; then
   return 0
 fi
 
-if [[ $ID == rhel && ${VERSION_ID%.*} == 8 ]]; then
-  COMPOSE_ID=$(curl -L http://download.eng.bos.redhat.com/rhel-8/nightly/RHEL-8/latest-RHEL-"${VERSION_ID}"/COMPOSE_ID)
-
-  # default to a nightly tree but respect values passed from ENV so we can test rel-eng composes as well
-  COMPOSE_URL="${COMPOSE_URL:-http://download.eng.bos.redhat.com/rhel-8/nightly/RHEL-8/$COMPOSE_ID}"
-
-elif [[ $ID == rhel && ${VERSION_ID%.*} == 9 ]]; then
+if [[ $ID == rhel && ${VERSION_ID%.*} == 9 ]]; then
   COMPOSE_ID=$(curl -L http://download.eng.bos.redhat.com/rhel-9/nightly/RHEL-9/latest-RHEL-"${VERSION_ID}"/COMPOSE_ID)
 
   # default to a nightly tree but respect values passed from ENV so we can test rel-eng composes as well