diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index aec0d47cfc..d060055941 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ EXPOSE 5001
 
 # set timezone
 ENV TZ UTC
-RUN ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/${TZ} /etc/localtime \
-    && echo ${TZ} > /etc/timezone
 
 WORKDIR /app/api