diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 5944983..ff60280 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ COPY requirements.txt /
 RUN set -ex \
   && pip install --no-cache-dir -r /requirements.txt \
   && pip install --no-cache-dir gunicorn==$GUNICORN_VERSION \
-  && apk del .build-deps \
   && addgroup -S ${APP_USER} \
   && adduser -S ${APP_USER} -G ${APP_USER} \
   && mkdir -p /code/static \