diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b3a80bb475ce82260ed157e7d9302ca773787f67..66be836a19a6d4cd77b7a24e510f82f0a0bac429 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
      libgit2-dev 
 #    vim
 
-## RUN echo "options(defaultPackages=c(getOption('defaultPackages'),'renkur'))" >> /usr/local/lib/R/etc/Rprofile.site
-
 USER ${NB_USER}
 
 # install the R dependencies