diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 40a3443..acc464f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 # making sure the production server does not use mock auth
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
-ENV USE_MOCK_AUTH=false
 
 COPY --from=builder /app/public/* /app/public/
 # this file is required for the pdfjs-dist package