diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0db761d2b..ed559bd72 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ USER etherpad
 WORKDIR "${EP_DIR}"
 
 # etherpads version feature requires this. Only copy what is really needed
-COPY --chown=etherpad:etherpad ./.git/HEA[D] ./.git/HEAD
-COPY --chown=etherpad:etherpad ./.git/ref[s] ./.git/refs
 COPY --chown=etherpad:etherpad ${SETTINGS} ./settings.json
 COPY --chown=etherpad:etherpad ./var ./var
 COPY --chown=etherpad:etherpad ./bin ./bin