diff --git a/comps-f40.xml.in b/comps-f40.xml.in
index 23ef6af4..645d89f8 100644
--- a/comps-f40.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f40.xml.in
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@
       <packagereq type="mandatory">openssh-clients</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">openssh-server</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">parted</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="mandatory">passwd</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">policycoreutils</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">procps-ng</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">rootfiles</packagereq>