diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3999d0d..8305b8e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ ARG DEBIAN_VERSION=bookworm-20241223-slim
 
 ARG BUILDER_IMAGE="hexpm/elixir:${ELIXIR_VERSION}-erlang-${OTP_VERSION}-debian-${DEBIAN_VERSION}"
 ARG RUNNER_IMAGE="debian:${DEBIAN_VERSION}"
-ARG NODE_VERSION=20
 ####################################################################################################
 FROM ${BUILDER_IMAGE} AS package_installer
 
@@ -26,10 +25,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y build-essential \
     git \
     locales \
     curl \
-    inotify-tools
-
-RUN curl -fsSL "https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_${NODE_VERSION}.x" | bash
-RUN apt-get install -y nodejs \
+    inotify-tools \
     && apt-get clean && rm -f /var/lib/apt/lists/*_*
 
 # prepare build dir