diff --git a/elements/base/install.d/99-dkms b/elements/base/install.d/99-dkms
deleted file mode 100755
index b9e1b0d7..00000000
--- a/elements/base/install.d/99-dkms
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-if [ ${DIB_DEBUG_TRACE:-0} -gt 0 ]; then
-    set -x
-fi
-set -eu
-set -o pipefail
-
-install-packages -m base dkms_package
diff --git a/elements/base/pkg-map b/elements/base/pkg-map
index 9164060b..316bd849 100644
--- a/elements/base/pkg-map
+++ b/elements/base/pkg-map
@@ -3,14 +3,10 @@
     "redhat": {
       "iscsi_package": "iscsi-initiator-utils"
     },
-    "suse": {
-      "dkms_package": ""
-    },
     "gentoo": {
       "ccache_package": "dev-util/ccache",
       "curl": "net-misc/curl",
       "dhcp_client": "net-misc/dhcp",
-      "dkms_package": "",
       "extlinux": "sys-boot/syslinux",
       "git": "dev-vcs/git",
       "grub_bios": "sys-boot/grub",
@@ -31,7 +27,6 @@
   },
   "default": {
     "ccache_package": "ccache",
-    "dkms_package": "dkms",
     "iscsi_package": "open-iscsi"
   }
 }