diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index 8595114e..79619e43 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Stage 1: build the frontend
 FROM node:20-alpine AS build
-ENV VITE_BACKEND_URL
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY package.json ./
 RUN npm install