diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b84a4aa0..dea53511 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ ARG MONGO_TEST
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/umputun/remark/backend
 ADD backend /go/src/github.com/umputun/remark/backend
-ADD .git /go/src/github.com/umputun/remark/.git
 
 # run tests
 RUN \