diff --git a/base/Dockerfile b/base/Dockerfile
index 5b567379bc6bef7c289a818c254217452af5151f..97d89569cffb415494b6de10ae3fb5957be5df27 100644
--- a/base/Dockerfile
+++ b/base/Dockerfile
@@ -21,17 +21,9 @@ RUN ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich /etc/localtime
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 RUN apt-get update --yes && \
     apt-get install --yes \
-    cmake \
-    csh \
-    curl \
-    cython \
     gcc \
-    gettext \
-    llvm \
-    lsof \
-    mpich \
     r-base \
-    swig \
+    lsof \
     vim  && \
     apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*