diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 07fff77..1884a5f 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ FROM python:3.12-slim
 
 # Allows docker to cache installed dependencies between builds
 COPY requirements.txt requirements.txt
-
-# Set Google's DNS and install dependencies in the same RUN command
-RUN echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > /etc/resolv.conf && \
-    pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 # Mounts the application code to the image
 COPY . app