diff --git a/docker/uwsgi-base/Dockerfile b/docker/uwsgi-base/Dockerfile
index b4de8bf45d..8d61969f6e 100644
--- a/docker/uwsgi-base/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/uwsgi-base/Dockerfile
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ RUN assemble uWSGI
 FROM docker.io/opendevorg/python-base:${PYTHON_VERSION}
 
 COPY --from=builder /output/ /output
-RUN /output/install-from-bindep
+RUN /output/install-from-bindep && \
+    rm -rfv /output/packages.txt
 
 ENV UWSGI_MASTER=1 UWSGI_UID=nobody UWSGI_GID=nogroup