diff --git a/.github/workflows/builds.yml b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
index 66c2bbd13a..9234199f3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
@@ -1310,9 +1310,6 @@ jobs:
           name: dist
       - run: tar xf suricata-*.tar.gz --strip-components=1
 
-      - name: Update packages and install sudo
-        run: dnf -y update && dnf install -y sudo
-
       - name: Install AlmaLinux 9 extra repositories
         run: |
           dnf -y update
diff --git a/scripts/docs-almalinux9-minimal-build.sh b/scripts/docs-almalinux9-minimal-build.sh
index 565cd4c2ea..546c7e447a 100755
--- a/scripts/docs-almalinux9-minimal-build.sh
+++ b/scripts/docs-almalinux9-minimal-build.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # Serves for RPM-based docs and is verified by Github Actions
 
 # install-guide-documentation tag start: Minimal RPM-based dependencies
-sudo dnf install -y dnf-plugins-core epel-release
 sudo dnf install -y cargo gcc jansson-devel libpcap-devel \
     libyaml-devel make pcre2-devel zlib-devel
 # install-guide-documentation tag end: Minimal RPM-based dependencies