diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index ece64b1..ed137ba 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ ARG API_URL
 # Set the API_URL environment variable for the build process
 ENV API_URL=$API_URL
 
-ARG NODE_ENV=production
-
 COPY package*.json ./
 RUN npm install
 COPY . .