diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6a7bcb6..94cc776 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FROM pelias/baseimage
 
 # downloader apt dependencies
 # note: this is done in one command in order to keep down the size of intermediate containers
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y build-essential python jq lbzip2 parallel && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y jq lbzip2 parallel && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # change working dir
 ENV WORKDIR /code/pelias/placeholder