diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.prod b/docker/Dockerfile.prod
index 4128f740..1c8bd01b 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.prod
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.prod
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ RUN tar -xvjf /tmp/*.tar.bz2 -C /var/www/html/ && \
   rm -rf /tmp/*.tar.bz2
 
 # Add the application configuration files
-RUN cp .env.dist .env
 RUN cp config/openconext/parameters.yaml.dist config/openconext/parameters.yaml
 
 # Add the config files for Apache2
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.test b/docker/Dockerfile.test
index 7c4f303b..79bef840 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.test
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.test
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ FROM ghcr.io/openconext/openconext-basecontainers/php82-apache2:latest
 WORKDIR /var/www/html
 ADD output.zip /var/www/html/
 # Add the application configuration files
-RUN cp .env.dist .env
 RUN cp config/openconext/parameters.yaml.dist config/openconext/parameters.yaml
 # Add the config files for Apache2
 RUN rm -rf /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/*