diff --git a/schutzbot/deploy.sh b/schutzbot/deploy.sh
index dd6cf6ee..5276c40f 100755
--- a/schutzbot/deploy.sh
+++ b/schutzbot/deploy.sh
@@ -11,15 +11,6 @@ if [[ -n "${RHN_REGISTRATION_SCRIPT:-}" ]] && ! sudo subscription-manager status
     sudo $RHN_REGISTRATION_SCRIPT
 fi
 
-# Ensure we are using the latest dnf since early revisions of Fedora 31 had
-# some dnf repo priority bugs like BZ 1733582.
-# NOTE(mhayden): We can exclude kernel updates here to save time with dracut
-# and module updates. The system will not be rebooted in CI anyway, so a
-# kernel update is not needed.
-if [[ $ID == fedora ]]; then
-    sudo dnf -y upgrade --exclude kernel --exclude kernel-core
-fi
-
 # Add osbuild team ssh keys.
 cat schutzbot/team_ssh_keys.txt | tee -a ~/.ssh/authorized_keys > /dev/null