diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index efa0a05..86a05c1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ FROM python:3.11-slim
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install system dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    build-essential \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
 # Copy requirements first to leverage Docker cache
 COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt