diff --git a/docker/backend/Dockerfile b/docker/backend/Dockerfile
index 3d9c19eed..3a9af4d4a 100644
--- a/docker/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ FROM docker.io/ubuntu:latest
 RUN grep ^ /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*
 
 # compile-time dependencies
-RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install inotify-tools
 RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install haskell-stack git
 RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install alex g++ happy libghc-zlib-dev libpq-dev libsodium-dev pkg-config
 RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install llvm