diff --git a/sdk/tests/ts-api/Dockerfile b/sdk/tests/ts-api/Dockerfile
index 58b876e09..b5ab206d9 100644
--- a/sdk/tests/ts-api/Dockerfile
+++ b/sdk/tests/ts-api/Dockerfile
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ COPY --from=builder --chown=apiuser:nodejs /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 # Set working directory to the API
 WORKDIR /app/sdk/tests/ts-api
 
-# Set environment and user
-ENV NODE_ENV=production
-ENV PORT=3000
+
 USER apiuser
 
 EXPOSE 3000
diff --git a/sdk/tests/ts-api/docker-build.sh b/sdk/tests/ts-api/docker-build.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 3e9accd18..000000000
--- a/sdk/tests/ts-api/docker-build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Build the TypeScript API Docker image
-# This script should be run from the monorepo root
-
-set -e
-
-echo " Building TypeScript API Docker image..."
-
-# Check if we're in the monorepo root
-if [ ! -f "package.json" ] || [ ! -d "sdk/tests/ts-api" ]; then
-    echo " Error: This script must be run from the monorepo root"
-    echo "Please run: cd ../../../ && ./sdk/tests/ts-api/docker-build.sh"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Build the Docker image
-docker build -f sdk/tests/ts-api/Dockerfile -t selfxyz-ts-api:latest .
-
-echo " Docker image 'selfxyz-ts-api:latest' built successfully!"
-echo ""
-echo "To run the container:"
-echo "  docker run -p 3000:3000 selfxyz-ts-api:latest"
-echo ""
-echo "Or use docker-compose:"
-echo "  cd sdk/tests/ts-api && docker-compose up"