diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index da1e98ffdba00bb1af22b5289e3045bb742a2129..ae1b1cc052b32924a0dea810a41a2bdc9495f6c6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,19 +1,6 @@
 FROM alpine:3.9
 MAINTAINER Jan Grewe <jan@faked.org>
 
-# build packages
-RUN apk update && \
-  apk add --virtual=build-dependencies \
-    bash \
-    db-dev \
-    expat-dev \
-    g++ \
-    gcc \
-    icu-dev \
-    libxml2-dev \
-    make \
-    perl-dev
-
 # runtime packages
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
   bash \
@@ -38,6 +25,17 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
   wget \
   yarn
 
+# build packages
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+  db-dev \
+  expat-dev \
+  g++ \
+  gcc \
+  icu-dev \
+  libxml2-dev \
+  make \
+  perl-dev
+
 ARG MB_VERSION="v-2019-06-03"
 
 RUN git clone --depth 1 --branch ${MB_VERSION} https://github.com/metabrainz/musicbrainz-server.git /opt/musicbrainz
@@ -67,8 +65,6 @@ RUN yarn install --ignore-engines && \
 
 RUN ./script/compile_resources.sh
 
-RUN apk del build-dependencies
-
 ADD start.sh .
 
 CMD ["/bin/bash", "/opt/musicbrainz/start.sh"]