diff --git a/dockerfiles/vcpkg/centos-8.dockerfile b/dockerfiles/vcpkg/centos-8.dockerfile
index 181fd1650cf..2f520a40859 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/vcpkg/centos-8.dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/vcpkg/centos-8.dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 ARG VCPKG_REF=latest
 FROM hpccsystems/platform-build-base-centos-8:$VCPKG_REF
 
-RUN yum remove -y java-1.* && yum install -y \
+RUN yum remove -y python3.11 java-1.* && yum install -y \
     java-11-openjdk-devel \
     python3-devel \
     epel-release
+
 RUN yum install -y \
     R-core-devel \
     R-Rcpp-devel \