diff --git a/.github/docker/Dockerfile.alpine_3.18 b/.github/docker/Dockerfile.alpine_3.18
index 3f3aaf0b6..0756c0866 100644
--- a/.github/docker/Dockerfile.alpine_3.18
+++ b/.github/docker/Dockerfile.alpine_3.18
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
   make \
   musl-dev \
   openssl-dev \
-  tar \
   util-linux-dev
 
 # Set up permissions so that the rust user below can create extensions