diff --git a/jupyterhub/base/Dockerfile b/jupyterhub/base/Dockerfile
index 2aa78cdb2fac835d0eb321a77ef7fa8859e9a5c3..2bceb1185841167cf95223dd8be908880f948524 100755
--- a/jupyterhub/base/Dockerfile
+++ b/jupyterhub/base/Dockerfile
@@ -85,11 +85,6 @@ RUN mkdir -p /usr/local/venv && \
         && \
     ipython kernel install --name=default
 
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y \
-        ssh && \
-    apt-get clean
-
 RUN chmod -x /etc/update-motd.d/*
 
 WORKDIR "${HOME}"