diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9491198..738cfa0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@
         python-rosinstall \
         python-rosinstall-generator \
         python-wstool \
-        build-essential \
         && \
     apt-get clean && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*