diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index a21e66c170..9d35e3f97f 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ FROM ${BASE} as pip-base
 
 ENV DEFAULT_VIRTUAL_ENV=rapids
 
-RUN apt update -y \
- && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y \
-    libcurl4-openssl-dev \
- && rm -rf /tmp/* /var/tmp/* /var/cache/apt/* /var/lib/apt/lists/*;
-
 FROM ${BASE} as conda-base
 
 ENV DEFAULT_CONDA_ENV=rapids