diff --git a/packaging/Dockerfile.alpine b/packaging/Dockerfile.alpine
deleted file mode 100644
index d733657295..0000000000
--- a/packaging/Dockerfile.alpine
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-FROM golang:alpine@sha256:913de96707b0460bcfdfe422796bb6e559fc300f6c53286777805a9a3010a5ea
-
-ENV CGO_ENABLED 1
-ENV GOOS linux
-ENV GOARCH amd64
-
-# add build deps
-RUN apk add -U git build-base
diff --git a/packaging/Makefile b/packaging/Makefile
index 6e1c4d0b36..13b8200f07 100644
--- a/packaging/Makefile
+++ b/packaging/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ BINARIES           ?= skipper webhook eskip routesrv
 IMAGE              ?= $(REGISTRY)/skipper:$(VERSION)
 ARM64_IMAGE        ?= $(REGISTRY)/skipper-arm64:$(VERSION)
 ARM_IMAGE          ?= $(REGISTRY)/skipper-armv7:$(VERSION)
-ALPINE_BUILD_IMAGE ?= $(REGISTRY)/skipper-alpine-build:latest
 PACKAGE            ?= github.com/zalando/skipper
 CGO_ENABLED        ?= 0
 GOOS               ?= linux