diff --git a/stable/alpine-otel/Dockerfile b/stable/alpine-otel/Dockerfile
index f3d1ea67..5b5824af 100644
--- a/stable/alpine-otel/Dockerfile
+++ b/stable/alpine-otel/Dockerfile
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ RUN set -x \
     " \
 # install prerequisites for public key and pkg-oss checks
     && apk add --no-cache --virtual .checksum-deps \
-        openssl \
     && case "$apkArch" in \
         x86_64|aarch64) \
 # arches officially built by upstream
diff --git a/stable/alpine-perl/Dockerfile b/stable/alpine-perl/Dockerfile
index bdde6779..8898ddce 100644
--- a/stable/alpine-perl/Dockerfile
+++ b/stable/alpine-perl/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ RUN set -x \
     " \
 # install prerequisites for public key and pkg-oss checks
     && apk add --no-cache --virtual .checksum-deps \
-        openssl \
     && case "$apkArch" in \
         x86_64|aarch64) \
 # arches officially built by upstream
diff --git a/stable/alpine-slim/Dockerfile b/stable/alpine-slim/Dockerfile
index 6c591082..4de3aff5 100644
--- a/stable/alpine-slim/Dockerfile
+++ b/stable/alpine-slim/Dockerfile
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ RUN set -x \
     " \
 # install prerequisites for public key and pkg-oss checks
     && apk add --no-cache --virtual .checksum-deps \
-        openssl \
     && case "$apkArch" in \
         x86_64|aarch64) \
 # arches officially built by upstream
diff --git a/stable/alpine/Dockerfile b/stable/alpine/Dockerfile
index fece7d1e..cd86b384 100644
--- a/stable/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/stable/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ RUN set -x \
     " \
 # install prerequisites for public key and pkg-oss checks
     && apk add --no-cache --virtual .checksum-deps \
-        openssl \
     && case "$apkArch" in \
         x86_64|aarch64) \
 # arches officially built by upstream