diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7f4e64c53757f0c25ebe02849f810ae81482c993..316fd9964ed6a7b4af5d1d0944f5ee60e7718760 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ RUN set -x && \
 	/tmp/mongo_install/mongodb-org-server.rpm \
 	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
 	&& rm -rf /var/lib/mongodb \
+	&& rm -rf /usr/lib64/python2.7/ \
+	&& rm -rf /usr/lib/python2.7 \
 	&& mv /etc/mongod.conf /etc/mongod.conf.orig \
 	&& dnf clean all \
 	&& chmod +x /usr/local/bin/jq \