diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
index 9a56b695015..12fe6fa4447 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
@@ -37,13 +37,11 @@ in
       { assertion = cfg.efi -> cfg.hvm;
         message = "EC2 instances using EFI must be HVM instances.";
       }
-      { assertion = versionOlder config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel.version "5.15";
-        message = "ENA driver fails to build with kernel >= 5.15";
+      { assertion = versionOlder config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel.version "5.17";
+        message = "ENA driver fails to build with kernel >= 5.17";
       }
     ];
 
-    boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxKernel.packages.linux_5_10;
-
     boot.growPartition = cfg.hvm;
 
     fileSystems."/" = mkIf (!cfg.zfs.enable) {