diff --git a/packages/grid/backend/backend.dockerfile b/packages/grid/backend/backend.dockerfile
index 18b38e520fe..08ea2c9a72a 100644
--- a/packages/grid/backend/backend.dockerfile
+++ b/packages/grid/backend/backend.dockerfile
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ COPY syft/src/syft/VERSION ./syft/src/syft/
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache,sharing=locked \
     # remove torch because we already have the cpu version pre-installed
     sed --in-place /torch==/d ./syft/setup.cfg && \
-    uv pip install -e ./syft[data_science] && \
-    if uv pip freeze | grep -q ansible; then uv pip freeze | grep ansible | xargs uv pip uninstall; fi
+    uv pip install -e ./syft[data_science]
 
 # ==================== [Final] Setup Syft Server ==================== #
 
diff --git a/packages/grid/syft-client/syft.Dockerfile b/packages/grid/syft-client/syft.Dockerfile
index e3d1189a8e8..8f94e38b81b 100644
--- a/packages/grid/syft-client/syft.Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/grid/syft-client/syft.Dockerfile
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ RUN apk update && apk upgrade && \
 COPY ./syft /tmp/syft
 
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache,sharing=locked \
-    pip install --user jupyterlab==4.1.6 pip-autoremove==0.10.0 /tmp/syft && \
-    pip-autoremove ansible ansible-core -y
+    pip install --user jupyterlab==4.1.6 /tmp/syft
 
 # ==================== [Final] Setup Syft Client ==================== #