diff --git a/hack/provision-fetch.sh b/hack/provision-fetch.sh
index 36294aeff..5ecd78af7 100755
--- a/hack/provision-fetch.sh
+++ b/hack/provision-fetch.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ case "${ID}-${VERSION_ID}" in
         cd -
         rm -rf "${td}"
         ;;
+    "fedora-43")
+        # no oci-delta on f43 (https://github.com/bootc-dev/bootc/issues/2604)
+        # this can go away when f43 is EOL
+        dnf -y install nu
+        ;;
     "fedora-"*)
         dnf -y install nu oci-delta
         ;;
diff --git a/tmt/plans/integration.fmf b/tmt/plans/integration.fmf
index 1ce612e6a..bc150a0b7 100644
--- a/tmt/plans/integration.fmf
+++ b/tmt/plans/integration.fmf
@@ -362,6 +362,9 @@ execute:
   - when: distro != fedora
     enabled: false
     because: oci-delta is packaged in Fedora
+  - when: distro == fedora-43
+    enabled: false
+    because: oci-delta is not packaged for Fedora 43 (https://github.com/bootc-dev/bootc/issues/2604)
   - when: boot_type == uki and seal_state == sealed
     enabled: false
     because: the guest-local UKI builder produces unsigned images
diff --git a/tmt/tests/booted/test-switch-from-delta.nu b/tmt/tests/booted/test-switch-from-delta.nu
index 626a2ef2d..72198868f 100644
--- a/tmt/tests/booted/test-switch-from-delta.nu
+++ b/tmt/tests/booted/test-switch-from-delta.nu
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #     - when: distro != fedora
 #       enabled: false
 #       because: oci-delta is packaged in Fedora
+#     - when: distro == fedora-43
+#       enabled: false
+#       because: oci-delta is not packaged for Fedora 43 (https://github.com/bootc-dev/bootc/issues/2604)
 #     - when: boot_type == uki and seal_state == sealed
 #       enabled: false
 #       because: the guest-local UKI builder produces unsigned images
diff --git a/tmt/tests/tests.fmf b/tmt/tests/tests.fmf
index c22858d18..7b7c80499 100644
--- a/tmt/tests/tests.fmf
+++ b/tmt/tests/tests.fmf
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ check:
   - when: distro != fedora
     enabled: false
     because: oci-delta is packaged in Fedora
+  - when: distro == fedora-43
+    enabled: false
+    because: oci-delta is not packaged for Fedora 43 (https://github.com/bootc-dev/bootc/issues/2604)
   - when: boot_type == uki and seal_state == sealed
     enabled: false
     because: the guest-local UKI builder produces unsigned images