diff --git a/repos/system_upgrade/el7toel8/actors/satellite_upgrade_facts/actor.py b/repos/system_upgrade/el7toel8/actors/satellite_upgrade_facts/actor.py
index 3cd9d9daaf..9bc49baa9d 100644
--- a/repos/system_upgrade/el7toel8/actors/satellite_upgrade_facts/actor.py
+++ b/repos/system_upgrade/el7toel8/actors/satellite_upgrade_facts/actor.py
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ def process(self):
             # enable modules that are needed for Pulpcore
             modules_to_enable.append(Module(name='python38', stream='3.8'))
             to_install.append('katello')
-            # Force removal of tomcat
-            # PES data indicates tomcat.el7 can be upgraded to tomcat.el8 since EL 8.8,
-            # but we need pki-servlet-engine from the module instead which will be pulled in via normal
-            # package dependencies
-            to_remove.extend(['tomcat', 'tomcat-lib'])
 
         if has_package(InstalledRPM, 'rh-redis5-redis'):
             modules_to_enable.append(Module(name='redis', stream='5'))