diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index f4e4bb545f..7b0f384b05 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ updates:
 
 - package-ecosystem: docker
   directories:
-    - /examples/deployment/docker/db_client
     - /examples/deployment/docker/db_server
     - /examples/deployment/docker/envsubst
     - /examples/deployment/docker/log_server
diff --git a/examples/deployment/docker/db_client/Dockerfile b/examples/deployment/docker/db_client/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 16fba065cc..0000000000
--- a/examples/deployment/docker/db_client/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-FROM golang:1.23.3-bookworm@sha256:0e3377d7a71c1fcb31cdc3215292712e83baec44e4792aeaa75e503cfcae16ec
-
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y mariadb-client
-
-ADD . /go/src/github.com/google/trillian
-WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/google/trillian
-
-# This is used to wait for new MySQL deployments to become ready e.g.
-#  ./wait-for-it.sh localhost:3306 -- mysql
-RUN ./examples/deployment/scripts/download-wait-for-it.sh
-
-CMD [ 'mysql' ]