diff --git a/docker/web-and-data/Dockerfile b/docker/web-and-data/Dockerfile
index 311516c909d..eec23c938c6 100644
--- a/docker/web-and-data/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/web-and-data/Dockerfile
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ RUN apt-get update; apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
         python3-dev \
         python3-pip \
         unzip \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
-    && pip3 install wheel
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # copy over core files and data-related scripts
 RUN mkdir -p /cbioportal
@@ -74,4 +73,4 @@ COPY --from=build ${DEPENDENCY}/BOOT-INF/classes             $PORTAL_WEB_HOME/
 # add entrypoint
 COPY --from=build /cbioportal/docker/web-and-data/docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
 ENTRYPOINT ["docker-entrypoint.sh"]
-CMD ["sh", "-c", "java $(echo $JAVA_OPTS) -cp /cbioportal-webapp:/cbioportal-webapp/lib/* org.cbioportal.PortalApplication $(echo $WEBAPP_OPTS)"]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "java $(echo $JAVA_OPTS) -cp /cbioportal-webapp:/cbioportal-webapp/lib/* org.cbioportal.PortalApplication $(echo $WEBAPP_OPTS)"]