diff --git a/.devcontainer/api.dockerfile b/.devcontainer/api.dockerfile
index 591306d5..d3e95d81 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/api.dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/api.dockerfile
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ EXPOSE 8000 8383 8005
 RUN groupadd -g 1000 tactical && \
     useradd -u 1000 -g 1000 tactical
 
-# Copy nats-api file
-COPY natsapi/bin/nats-api /usr/local/bin/
-RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/nats-api
-
 # Copy dev python reqs
 COPY .devcontainer/requirements.txt  /