diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 72ed814..e85889e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ RUN \
   python3 -m venv /lsiopy && \
   pip install -U --no-cache-dir \
     pip \
-    setuptools \
     wheel && \
   pip install -U --no-cache-dir --find-links https://wheel-index.linuxserver.io/alpine-3.20/ -r /app/changedetection/requirements.txt && \
   PLAYWRIGHT_PY_RELEASE=$(curl -sX GET "https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/playwright-python/releases/latest" \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.aarch64 b/Dockerfile.aarch64
index 1ae70e9..c4abfdb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.aarch64
+++ b/Dockerfile.aarch64
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ RUN \
   python3 -m venv /lsiopy && \
   pip install -U --no-cache-dir \
     pip \
-    setuptools \
     wheel && \
   pip install -U --no-cache-dir --find-links https://wheel-index.linuxserver.io/alpine-3.20/ -r /app/changedetection/requirements.txt && \
   echo "**** install playwright ****" && \