diff --git a/docker/rocky8/Dockerfile b/docker/rocky8/Dockerfile
index c2b1fabe..5817d3e0 100644
--- a/docker/rocky8/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/rocky8/Dockerfile
@@ -10,12 +10,9 @@ ARG EIGEN_VERSION=3.4.0
 # below (3.4.x is required; Eigen's same-major-version rule rejects 5.x).
 
 # Update base and install common utilities
-RUN dnf -y update && \
-    dnf -y install epel-release && \
-    dnf -y update && \
+RUN dnf -y install epel-release && \
     dnf -y install --enablerepo=devel \
       dnf-plugins-core \
-      epel-release \
       git \
       git-lfs \
       which \