diff --git a/pungi/checks.py b/pungi/checks.py
index 66b8c000..715fc85f 100644
--- a/pungi/checks.py
+++ b/pungi/checks.py
@@ -634,10 +634,6 @@ def make_schema():
                 "type": "boolean",
                 "default": False,
             },
-            "include_devel_modules": {
-                "type": "object",
-                "default": {},
-            },
 
             "pkgset_source": {
                 "type": "string",
diff --git a/pungi/phases/pkgset/sources/source_koji.py b/pungi/phases/pkgset/sources/source_koji.py
index 4cbcf4c1..2ae90dc9 100644
--- a/pungi/phases/pkgset/sources/source_koji.py
+++ b/pungi/phases/pkgset/sources/source_koji.py
@@ -643,9 +643,7 @@ def populate_global_pkgset(compose, koji_wrapper, path_prefix, event):
                 event,
                 inherit=should_inherit,
                 logfile=logfile,
-                exclude_packages=module_tag_rpm_filter.get(compose_tag)
-                if not compose.conf["include_devel_modules"]
-                else None,
+                exclude_packages=module_tag_rpm_filter.get(compose_tag),
             )
             for variant in compose.all_variants.values():
                 if compose_tag in variant_tags[variant]: