diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8e6e758079..da352fa5bd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 FROM python:3.11-buster
 
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-ENV VIRTUALENV_PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.8
 
 ARG DEV_PACKAGES="build-essential"