diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/templates/builders/site-defaults.cfg b/roles/koji_builder/templates/builders/site-defaults.cfg
index b7ef21c0be..91af5ad982 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/templates/builders/site-defaults.cfg
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/templates/builders/site-defaults.cfg
@@ -7,15 +7,5 @@ config_opts['nosync_force'] = True
 config_opts['environment']['LANG'] = 'C.UTF-8'
 config_opts['use_bootstrap'] = False
 {% if env == 'staging' %}
-if config_opts['chroot_name'].startswith('koji/epel8'):
-   config_opts['dnf_common_opts'] = ['--setopt=module_platform_id=platform:el8']
-#config_opts['use_bootstrap_container'] = True
-#config_opts['dnf_install_command'] = 'install dnf dnf-plugins-core redhat-release'
-##config_opts['plugin_conf']['tmpfs_enable'] = True
-#config_opts['plugin_conf']['tmpfs_opts'] = {}
-#config_opts['plugin_conf']['tmpfs_opts']['required_ram_mb'] = 1024
-#config_opts['plugin_conf']['tmpfs_opts']['max_fs_size'] = '6g'
-#config_opts['plugin_conf']['tmpfs_opts']['mode'] = '0755'
-#config_opts['plugin_conf']['tmpfs_opts']['keep_mounted'] = False
-#
+config_opts['package_manager'] = 'yum'
 {% endif %}