diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ff947794dde71777a463ba92cd465dc4ffd6e046..123df7d2ef68e85f008f0109a0d8a9e3874e0750 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ COPY rstudio-server-rhel-${RSTUDIO_VERSION}-x86_64.rpm /tmp
 RUN dnf upgrade -y && \
     dnf install -y --nogpgcheck glibc-langpack-en initscripts procps-ng /tmp/rstudio-server-rhel-${RSTUDIO_VERSION}-x86_64.rpm \
     binutils curl glibc-devel glibc-headers libcurl-devel libX11 libX11-common kernel-headers && \
-    rm /var/lib/rstudio-server/rstudio.sqlite && \
     mkdir -p /local/libs && \
     chmod -R g=u /var/lib/rstudio-server && \
     chmod -R g=u /etc/rstudio && \