diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
deleted file mode 100644
index 7375d08a..00000000
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-FROM debian:12.7-slim
-
-ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    ca-certificates; \
-    apt-get clean; \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-    groupadd -r beekeeper --gid 999; \
-    useradd -r -g beekeeper --uid 999 --no-log-init -m beekeeper;
-
-# make sure mounted volumes have correct permissions
-RUN mkdir -p /home/beekeeper/.beekeeper && chown 999:999 /home/beekeeper/.beekeeper
-
-COPY ./tmp/beekeeper /usr/local/bin/beekeeper
-
-USER beekeeper
-WORKDIR /home/beekeeper
-VOLUME /home/beekeeper/.beekeeper
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["beekeeper"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5cfd9f9a..809fb13b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 GO ?= go
 GOLANGCI_LINT ?= golangci-lint
 GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.61.0
-BEEKEEPER_IMAGE ?= ethersphere/beekeeper:latest
 COMMIT ?= "$(shell git describe --long --dirty --always --match "" || true)"
 LDFLAGS ?= -s -w -X github.com/ethersphere/beekeeper.commit=$(COMMIT)
 
@@ -51,13 +50,4 @@ clean:
 	$(GO) clean
 	rm -rf dist/
 
-.PHONY: docker-build
-docker-build: binary
-	@echo "Build flags: $(LDFLAGS)"
-	mkdir -p ./tmp
-	cp ./dist/beekeeper ./tmp/beekeeper
-	docker build -f Dockerfile.dev -t $(BEEKEEPER_IMAGE) .
-	rm -rf ./tmp
-	@echo "Docker image: $(BEEKEEPER_IMAGE)"
-
 FORCE: