diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.conf
index a898c03067..af514aadd1 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ PrepareScripts=systemd.prepare
 VolatilePackages=
         systemd
         systemd-container
-        systemd-devel
         systemd-journal-remote
         systemd-libs
         systemd-networkd
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.conf
index 511d000384..64850af0c0 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.conf
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ VolatilePackages=
         libnss-resolve
         libnss-systemd
         libpam-systemd
-        libsystemd-dev
         libsystemd-shared
         libsystemd0
-        libudev-dev
         systemd
         systemd-container
         systemd-coredump
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.conf
index f7a4568efc..22fc22a0c9 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.conf
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ VolatilePackages=
         libudev1
         systemd
         systemd-container
-        systemd-devel
         systemd-doc
         systemd-experimental
         systemd-homed