diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index b14d080ba2..2d99695241 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip3 install packaging
           pip3 install -U -e .
           pip3 install -r requirements-tests.txt
 
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index f8b97771d6..efc40ab061 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ RUN git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/OpenAccess-AI-Collective/axolotl.git
 
 WORKDIR /workspace/axolotl
 
-RUN pip install packaging
-
 # If AXOLOTL_EXTRAS is set, append it in brackets
 RUN if [ "$AXOLOTL_EXTRAS" != "" ] ; then \
         pip install -e .[deepspeed,flash-attn,mamba-ssm,$AXOLOTL_EXTRAS]; \