diff --git a/images/Dockerfile.kairos-ubuntu b/images/Dockerfile.kairos-ubuntu
index 4cddc50c6..6d5f21a44 100644
--- a/images/Dockerfile.kairos-ubuntu
+++ b/images/Dockerfile.kairos-ubuntu
@@ -332,9 +332,6 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     systemd-hwe-hwdb \
     systemd-resolved \
     && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-# compress firmware (from 23.10, fw files come compressed)
-# for some reason \+ is breaking. Using \; instead despite being slower
-RUN find /usr/lib/firmware -type f ! -name "*.zst" -execdir zstd --rm -9 {} \;
 
 FROM ubuntu-latest AS ubuntu-latest-selinux
 RUN apt-get update \
@@ -350,7 +347,6 @@ FROM ubuntu-latest-selinux AS ubuntu-24.10
 FROM ubuntu-latest-selinux AS ubuntu-24.04
 
 FROM ${TARGETARCH}-${FLAVOR}-${FLAVOR_RELEASE}-${MODEL} AS ubuntu-legacy
-RUN find /usr/lib/firmware -type f ! -name "*.zst" -execdir zstd --rm -9 {} \+
 
 FROM ubuntu-legacy AS ubuntu-22.04
 RUN apt-get update
@@ -367,9 +363,6 @@ FROM ubuntu-legacy AS ubuntu-20.04
 ###############################################################
 FROM ${FLAVOR}-${FLAVOR_RELEASE} AS all
 
-# compress modules
-RUN find /usr/lib/modules -type f -name "*.ko" -execdir zstd --rm -9 {} \+
-
 RUN systemctl enable systemd-networkd
 RUN systemctl enable ssh
 
diff --git a/images/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/images/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index eb0988529..f309d6779 100644
--- a/images/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/images/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -333,9 +333,6 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     systemd-hwe-hwdb \
     systemd-resolved \
     && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-# compress firmware (from 23.10, fw files come compressed)
-# for some reason \+ is breaking. Using \; instead despite being slower
-RUN find /usr/lib/firmware -type f ! -name "*.zst" -execdir zstd --rm -9 {} \;
 
 FROM ubuntu-latest AS ubuntu-latest-selinux
 RUN apt-get update \
@@ -351,7 +348,6 @@ FROM ubuntu-latest-selinux AS ubuntu-24.10
 FROM ubuntu-latest-selinux AS ubuntu-24.04
 
 FROM ${TARGETARCH}-${FLAVOR}-${FLAVOR_RELEASE}-${MODEL} AS ubuntu-legacy
-RUN find /usr/lib/firmware -type f ! -name "*.zst" -execdir zstd --rm -9 {} \+
 
 FROM ubuntu-legacy AS ubuntu-22.04
 RUN apt-get update
@@ -368,9 +364,6 @@ FROM ubuntu-legacy AS ubuntu-20.04
 ###############################################################
 FROM ${FLAVOR}-${FLAVOR_RELEASE} AS all
 
-# compress modules
-RUN find /usr/lib/modules -type f -name "*.ko" -execdir zstd --rm -9 {} \+
-
 RUN systemctl enable systemd-networkd
 RUN systemctl enable ssh