diff --git a/build_library/sysext_mangle_flatcar-podman b/build_library/sysext_mangle_flatcar-podman
index 5a5d24c4812..ee1fc7fce50 100755
--- a/build_library/sysext_mangle_flatcar-podman
+++ b/build_library/sysext_mangle_flatcar-podman
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ cp -a ./etc/{fuse.conf,containers} ./usr/share/podman/etc/
 cat <<EOF >>./usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/podman.conf
 C /etc/containers - - - - /usr/share/podman/etc/containers
 C /etc/fuse.conf - - - - /usr/share/podman/etc/fuse.conf
-w /etc/subuid - - - - core:1065536:65536
-w /etc/subgid - - - - core:1065536:65536
 EOF
 
 popd
diff --git a/changelog/bugfixes/2025-06-23-podman.md b/changelog/bugfixes/2025-06-23-podman.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a283300f5e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/bugfixes/2025-06-23-podman.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- sysext-podman: removed `/etc/subuid` and `/etc/subgid` generation for `core` user, before this change it partially overwrites the file and causes issues. ([Flatcar#1733](https://github.com/flatcar/Flatcar/issues/1733)) This could be created through initial provisioning. ([scripts#3043](https://github.com/flatcar/scripts/pull/3043))