diff --git a/meta-hassio/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-resin-connectivity.bbappend b/meta-hassio/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-resin-connectivity.bbappend
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+CONNECTIVITY_PACKAGES_remove = "openvpn"