diff --git a/addons/velero/1.14.0/Manifest b/addons/velero/1.14.0/Manifest
index 0e419cde34..8181437e86 100644
--- a/addons/velero/1.14.0/Manifest
+++ b/addons/velero/1.14.0/Manifest
@@ -8,6 +8,3 @@ image local-volume-provider replicated/local-volume-provider:v0.6.7
 image s3cmd kurlsh/s3cmd:20230406-9a6d89f
 
 asset velero.tar.gz https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/releases/download/v1.14.0/velero-v1.14.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
-
-yum nfs-utils
-apt nfs-common
diff --git a/addons/velero/1.14.0/install.sh b/addons/velero/1.14.0/install.sh
index 9f6d995397..ea0bd9f5c9 100644
--- a/addons/velero/1.14.0/install.sh
+++ b/addons/velero/1.14.0/install.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function velero_join() {
 }
 
 function velero_host_init() {
-    install_nfs_utils_if_missing_common "$DIR/addons/velero/$VELERO_VERSION"
+    return
 }
 
 function velero_install() {
diff --git a/addons/velero/template/base/Manifest.tmpl b/addons/velero/template/base/Manifest.tmpl
index 6b6bb37dfa..f908a75cea 100644
--- a/addons/velero/template/base/Manifest.tmpl
+++ b/addons/velero/template/base/Manifest.tmpl
@@ -8,6 +8,3 @@ image local-volume-provider replicated/local-volume-provider:v__LOCAL_VOLUME_PRO
 image s3cmd kurlsh/s3cmd:__S3CMD_TAG__
 
 asset velero.tar.gz https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/releases/download/v__VELERO_VERSION__/velero-v__VELERO_VERSION__-linux-amd64.tar.gz
-
-yum nfs-utils
-apt nfs-common
diff --git a/addons/velero/template/base/install.tmpl.sh b/addons/velero/template/base/install.tmpl.sh
index 02d648d336..22f487411e 100644
--- a/addons/velero/template/base/install.tmpl.sh
+++ b/addons/velero/template/base/install.tmpl.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function velero_join() {
 }
 
 function velero_host_init() {
-    install_nfs_utils_if_missing_common "$DIR/addons/velero/$VELERO_VERSION"
+    return
 }
 
 function velero_install() {