Why does system force to create /boot/efi during installation?

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Issue

  • Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7 and while installing, anaconda installer is forcing to create /boot/efi partition, why?
  • Can one avoid creating it through installer?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7

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