diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5c45736..2d66133 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache py3-setuptools python3-dev build-base
 # install dependencies
 COPY package.json /app/package.json
 COPY package-lock.json /app/package-lock.json
-# increase the number of file descriptors to avoid EMFILE error
-RUN ulimit -n 4096
 RUN npm ci
 
 # build the app