diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1da2e40dd..ad02b3942 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ FROM core AS backend-production
 # Remove apk cache, we don't need it anymore
 RUN rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
 
+# pip is not needed at runtime (the dependencies are installed with uv)
+RUN /usr/local/bin/python -m pip uninstall --yes pip
+
 ARG IMPRESS_STATIC_ROOT=/data/static
 
 # Gunicorn - not used by default but configuration file is provided