diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index 34a959b4535b8942d7f1f4652ec83c546b1d5f04..1d7b967b58fabf7f89cfb6c57e168785ca78f4cf 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ COPY . .
 # Install npm dependencies
 RUN npm install
 
-# run json-server
-RUN npm run api
-
 # expose port 3000
 EXPOSE 3000