diff --git a/.github/packaging/validate_build_output.sh b/.github/packaging/validate_build_output.sh
index b978dc1d1..0a25ca76f 100755
--- a/.github/packaging/validate_build_output.sh
+++ b/.github/packaging/validate_build_output.sh
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ pyenv activate packaging_env
 git clone -b error_add --depth=1  https://github.com/citusdata/tools.git tools
 python3 -m pip install -r tools/packaging_automation/requirements.txt
 
-# if os is centos 8 then install attrs package with pip
-if [[ "${package_type}" == "rpm" ]]; then
-    python3 -m pip install attrs
-fi
-
 python3 -m tools.packaging_automation.validate_build_output --output_file output.log \
                                                             --ignore_file .github/packaging/packaging_ignore.yml \
                                                             --package_type ${package_type}