diff --git a/userdb/Dockerfile b/userdb/Dockerfile
index 01f35d8..ecbd04e 100644
--- a/userdb/Dockerfile
+++ b/userdb/Dockerfile
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
 # Workdir
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
-# Install OS deps first (so pip layer can cache better)
-# You mentioned custom markovify & git, so we keep git.
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    git \
-  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
 # Copy only requirements first to leverage Docker layer cache
 COPY requirements.txt .