diff --git a/.github/workflows/install-instructions-test.yml b/.github/workflows/install-instructions-test.yml
index b3439e01a161..b0d5cbd5cce5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/install-instructions-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/install-instructions-test.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        distro: [ubuntu, rhel, amazon-linux, debian, centos]
+        distro: [ubuntu, rhel, amazon-linux, debian]
         arch: ["linux/amd64", "linux/arm64"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 60
diff --git a/tools/install-tester/config/jobs.yaml b/tools/install-tester/config/jobs.yaml
index 9d9a477e03a4..d17d793df38c 100644
--- a/tools/install-tester/config/jobs.yaml
+++ b/tools/install-tester/config/jobs.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   distros:
     - amazon-linux
     - ubuntu
-    - rhel:7
+    - rhel:9
     - debian
   arch:
     - linux/amd64
@@ -43,15 +43,11 @@
       - enterprise
   distros:
     - ubuntu
-    - rhel:7
+    - rhel:8
     - amazon-linux
     - debian
-    - centos
   arch:
     - linux/amd64
-  skip:
-    - 2.8.x/centos/oss/package # No OSS package for 2.8
-    - 2.8.x/centos/oss/repository # No OSS package for 2.8
   outputs:
     enterprise: "Kong Enterprise {{ version }}"
     oss: "{{ version }}"
diff --git a/tools/install-tester/config/setup.yaml b/tools/install-tester/config/setup.yaml
index 592574fb4128..98626c8a2281 100644
--- a/tools/install-tester/config/setup.yaml
+++ b/tools/install-tester/config/setup.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ debian:
     - useradd tester -m -p password
     - usermod -aG sudo tester
     - "echo 'ALL            ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' > /etc/sudoers.d/tester"
-"rhel:7":
-  image: "registry.access.redhat.com/ubi7/ubi-init:latest"
+"rhel:8":
+  image: "registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-init:latest"
   setup:
     - yum install -y curl gpg sudo
     - useradd tester -m -p password
@@ -32,9 +32,3 @@ amazon-linux:
     - yum install -y curl gpg sudo shadow-utils util-linux
     - useradd tester -m -p password
     - "echo 'ALL            ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' > /etc/sudoers.d/tester"
-centos:
-  image: "centos:centos7"
-  setup:
-    - yum install -y curl gpg sudo
-    - useradd tester -m -p password
-    - "echo 'ALL            ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' > /etc/sudoers.d/tester"
diff --git a/tools/install-tester/index.js b/tools/install-tester/index.js
index 80b1316f11b6..4f078f09ff70 100644
--- a/tools/install-tester/index.js
+++ b/tools/install-tester/index.js
@@ -134,34 +134,8 @@ async function runSingleJob(distro, job, arch, installOption, conditions) {
     );
 
     if (expected !== version) {
-      // Check if the package exists on download.konghq.com
-      // Only supports RHEL at the moment
-      let existsOnOldSite = "❓";
-      const expectedParts = expected.split(" ");
-      const expectedVersion = expectedParts[expectedParts.length - 1];
-      let packageArch = arch.replace("linux/", "");
-
-      let packageName = "kong";
-      if (installOption.package == "enterprise") {
-        packageName = "kong-enterprise-edition";
-      }
-
-      if (distro === "rhel") {
-        // 2.x packages are noarch for enterprise on RHEL
-        if (
-          installOption.package == "enterprise" &&
-          expectedVersion[0] == "2"
-        ) {
-          packageArch = "noarch";
-        }
-        url = `https://download.konghq.com/gateway-${expectedVersion[0]}.x-rhel-7/Packages/k/${packageName}-${expectedVersion}.rhel7.${packageArch}.rpm`;
-
-        const response = await fetch(url, { method: "HEAD" });
-        existsOnOldSite = response.status != 404 ? "✅" : "❌";
-      }
-
       console.log(
-        `❌ ${summary} Expected: ${expected}, Got: ${version}, Exists on download.konghq.com: ${existsOnOldSite}`,
+        `❌ ${summary} Expected: ${expected}, Got: ${version}`,
       );
       process.exitCode = 1;