diff --git a/docker/build.sh b/docker/build.sh
index 8817d7c82..0bfbae4d6 100755
--- a/docker/build.sh
+++ b/docker/build.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-VERSION=$(cat mempool-version)
-
-cd mempool
-
 cd ./backend
 docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 -t $1/mempool-backend:$2 --push .