diff --git a/docker/dockerfile-build-centos b/docker/dockerfile-build-centos
index 4ffd8a8e8..1319a6fe6 100644
--- a/docker/dockerfile-build-centos
+++ b/docker/dockerfile-build-centos
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ ARG user_uid
 # Install dependent packages
 RUN yum install -y --nogpgcheck\
     sudo \
-    rock-dkms \
     centos-release-scl \
     devtoolset-7 \
     ca-certificates \
diff --git a/docker/dockerfile-build-sles b/docker/dockerfile-build-sles
index a67afb1f5..51247da61 100644
--- a/docker/dockerfile-build-sles
+++ b/docker/dockerfile-build-sles
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ RUN zypper refresh && zypper -n install\
     python2-PyYAML \
     libboost_program_options1_66_0-devel\
     libcxxtools9 \
-    libnuma1 \
-    dkms
+    libnuma1
 
 # docker pipeline runs containers with particular uid
 # create a jenkins user with this specific uid so it can use sudo priviledges
diff --git a/docker/dockerfile-build-ubuntu-rock b/docker/dockerfile-build-ubuntu-rock
index 62cf3140f..081724110 100644
--- a/docker/dockerfile-build-ubuntu-rock
+++ b/docker/dockerfile-build-ubuntu-rock
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ ARG user_uid
 # * rocblas-bench: libboost-program-options-dev
 # * libhsakmt.so: libnuma1
 RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    rock-dkms \
     sudo \
     ca-certificates \
     git \