diff --git a/comps-aarch64.xml b/comps-aarch64.xml
index ff58d31..51654d5 100644
--- a/comps-aarch64.xml
+++ b/comps-aarch64.xml
@@ -12399,41 +12399,7 @@
       <packagereq variant="AppStream" type="default">hyperv-daemons</packagereq>
     </packagelist>
   </group>
-  <group variant="Server">
-    <id>platform-vmware</id>
-    <name>VMware platform specific packages</name>
-    <name xml:lang="de">VMware plattformspezifische Pakete</name>
-    <name xml:lang="es">Paquetes específicos de la plataforma VMware</name>
-    <name xml:lang="fr">Packages spécifiques à la plateforme VMware</name>
-    <name xml:lang="it">Pacchetti specifici della piattaforma VMware</name>
-    <name xml:lang="ja">VMware プラットフォーム固有のパッケージ</name>
-    <name xml:lang="ko">VMware 플랫폼 특정 패키지</name>
-    <name xml:lang="pt">Pacotes específicos da plataforma VMware</name>
-    <name xml:lang="pt_BR">Pacotes específicos da plataforma VMware</name>
-    <name xml:lang="ru">Платформенные специфические пакеты VMware</name>
-    <name xml:lang="zh_CN">VMware 平台特定软件包</name>
-    <name xml:lang="zh_TW">VMware平台特定包</name>
-    <description>Virtualization utilities and drivers for VMware</description>
-    <description xml:lang="de">Virtualisierungs-Dienstprogramme und -Treiber für VMware</description>
-    <description xml:lang="es">Utilidades y controladores de virtualización para VMware</description>
-    <description xml:lang="fr">Utilitaires de virtualisation et pilotes VMware</description>
-    <description xml:lang="it">Utilità di virtualizzazione e driver per VMware</description>
-    <description xml:lang="ja">VMware 用の仮想化ユーティリティーおよびドライバー</description>
-    <description xml:lang="ko">VMware의 가상화 유틸리티 및 드라이버</description>
-    <description xml:lang="pt">Utilitários e drivers de virtualização para VMware</description>
-    <description xml:lang="pt_BR">Utilitários e drivers de virtualização para VMware</description>
-    <description xml:lang="ru">Утилиты виртуализации и драйверы для VMware</description>
-    <description xml:lang="zh_CN">VMware 虚拟化工具和驱动</description>
-    <description xml:lang="zh_TW">VMware的虛擬化實用程序和驅動程序</description>
-    <default>false</default>
-    <uservisible>false</uservisible>
-    <packagelist>
-      <packagereq variant="Server" type="default">open-vm-tools</packagereq>
-      <packagereq variant="Server" type="optional">open-vm-tools-desktop</packagereq>
-      <packagereq variant="Server" type="optional">open-vm-tools-sdmp</packagereq>
-    </packagelist>
-  </group>
-  <group variant="AppStream">
+  <group variant="Devel">
     <id>platform-vmware</id>
     <name>VMware platform specific packages</name>
     <name xml:lang="de">VMware plattformspezifische Pakete</name>
@@ -12462,9 +12428,9 @@
     <default>false</default>
     <uservisible>false</uservisible>
     <packagelist>
-      <packagereq variant="AppStream" type="default">open-vm-tools</packagereq>
-      <packagereq variant="AppStream" type="optional">open-vm-tools-desktop</packagereq>
-      <packagereq variant="AppStream" type="optional">open-vm-tools-sdmp</packagereq>
+      <packagereq variant="Devel" type="default">open-vm-tools</packagereq>
+      <packagereq variant="Devel" type="optional">open-vm-tools-desktop</packagereq>
+      <packagereq variant="Devel" type="optional">open-vm-tools-sdmp</packagereq>
     </packagelist>
   </group>
   <group variant="AppStream">
diff --git a/msvsphere-aarch64/filter_packages.conf b/msvsphere-aarch64/filter_packages.conf
index a071002..dce94ca 100644
--- a/msvsphere-aarch64/filter_packages.conf
+++ b/msvsphere-aarch64/filter_packages.conf
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ filter_packages = [
 				"python-imagesize",
 				"python-pygments",
 				"python-snowballstemmer",
-				"open-vm-tools-sdmp",
 				"python-sphinx*",
             ]
         }
diff --git a/variants-aarch64.xml b/variants-aarch64.xml
index 0f7b1f9..1632cbc 100644
--- a/variants-aarch64.xml
+++ b/variants-aarch64.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
       <group default="false">platform-devel</group>
       <group default="false">platform-kvm</group>
       <group default="false">platform-microsoft</group>
-      <group default="false">platform-vmware</group>
       <group default="false">print-client</group>
       <group default="false">print-server</group>
       <group default="false">remote-desktop-clients</group>
@@ -235,7 +234,6 @@
       <group default="false">networkmanager-submodules</group>
       <group default="false">performance</group>
       <group default="false">platform-kvm</group>
-      <group default="false">platform-vmware</group>
       <group default="false">print-client</group>
       <group default="false">print-server</group>
       <group default="false">python-web</group>
@@ -283,6 +281,7 @@
     </arches>
     <groups>
       <group default="false">additional-devel</group>
+      <group default="false">platform-vmware</group>
     </groups>
     <modules>
       <module>javapackages-tools-devel:202201</module>