diff --git a/base-image-script/alpine-base_pt1.sh b/base-image-script/alpine-base_pt1.sh
index f7955e8..283eca2 100644
--- a/base-image-script/alpine-base_pt1.sh
+++ b/base-image-script/alpine-base_pt1.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ ROOTFS_DIR="alpine-rootfs"
 OUTPUT_TAR="alpine-base.tar.gz"
 PACKAGES="bash curl ca-certificates nano"
 
-sudo apk add --no-cache util-linux
-
 echo "[INFO] Downloading alpine-make-rootfs if needed..."
 if [ ! -f ./alpine-make-rootfs ]; then
     wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alpinelinux/alpine-make-rootfs/master/alpine-make-rootfs