diff --git a/deployment/docker/debug/server-wrapper b/deployment/docker/debug/server-wrapper
index 1703ff7f..8f1d2fdb 100755
--- a/deployment/docker/debug/server-wrapper
+++ b/deployment/docker/debug/server-wrapper
@@ -180,14 +180,6 @@ EOF
     fi
 fi
 
-if test -f "${SEMAPHORE_CONFIG_PATH}/packages.txt"; then
-    echoerr "Installing additional system dependencies"
-    apk add --no-cache --upgrade \
-        $(cat "${SEMAPHORE_CONFIG_PATH}/packages.txt" | xargs)
-else
-    echoerr "No additional system dependencies to install"
-fi
-
 if test -f "${SEMAPHORE_CONFIG_PATH}/requirements.txt"; then
     echoerr "Installing additional python dependencies"
     pip3 install --upgrade \
diff --git a/deployment/docker/runner/runner-wrapper b/deployment/docker/runner/runner-wrapper
index 67538116..a22956a9 100644
--- a/deployment/docker/runner/runner-wrapper
+++ b/deployment/docker/runner/runner-wrapper
@@ -5,14 +5,6 @@ echoerr() { printf "%s\n" "$*" >&2; }
 export SEMAPHORE_CONFIG_PATH="${SEMAPHORE_CONFIG_PATH:-/etc/semaphore}"
 export SEMAPHORE_TMP_PATH="${SEMAPHORE_TMP_PATH:-/tmp/semaphore}"
 
-if test -f "${SEMAPHORE_CONFIG_PATH}/packages.txt"; then
-    echoerr "Installing additional system dependencies"
-    apk add --no-cache --upgrade \
-        $(cat "${SEMAPHORE_CONFIG_PATH}/packages.txt" | xargs)
-else
-    echoerr "No additional system dependencies to install"
-fi
-
 if test -f "${SEMAPHORE_CONFIG_PATH}/requirements.txt"; then
     echoerr "Installing additional python dependencies"
     pip3 install --upgrade \
diff --git a/deployment/docker/server/server-wrapper b/deployment/docker/server/server-wrapper
index f5d4f7d2..7a05a075 100755
--- a/deployment/docker/server/server-wrapper
+++ b/deployment/docker/server/server-wrapper
@@ -241,15 +241,6 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 
-if test -f "${SEMAPHORE_CONFIG_PATH}/packages.txt"; then
-    echoerr "Installing additional system dependencies"
-    apk add --no-cache --upgrade \
-        $(cat "${SEMAPHORE_CONFIG_PATH}/packages.txt" | xargs)
-else
-    echoerr "No additional system dependencies to install"
-fi
-
-
 #
 # Install additional python dependencies
 #