diff --git a/alpine/Dockerfile b/alpine/Dockerfile
index 05034e880..6e24bedcf 100644
--- a/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ COPY packages/automount/etc /etc/
 COPY packages/9pinit/etc /etc/
 
 RUN \
-  setup-timezone -z UTC && \
   rc-update add swap boot && \
   rc-update add sysctl boot && \
   rc-update add bootmisc boot && \