diff --git a/rootfs/Dockerfile b/rootfs/Dockerfile
index b2933ab..6a12fdb 100644
--- a/rootfs/Dockerfile
+++ b/rootfs/Dockerfile
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ ENV MINIOHOME /home/minio
 ENV MINIOUSER minio
 ENV DEIS_RELEASE=2.0.0-dev
 RUN useradd -m -d $MINIOHOME $MINIOUSER
-# this is so the minio client (https://github.com/minio/mc) works properly
-ENV DOCKERIMAGE=1
 
 RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y -q \
 		ca-certificates \