diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 594d77a..037d238 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ USER app
 
 # Copy pom.xml and prefetch dependencies so a repeated build can continue from the next step with existing dependencies
 COPY --chown=app ./gradle/ ./gradle
-COPY --chown=app ./gradlew ./build.gradle ./settings.gradle ./gradle.properties ./app.json ./
+COPY --chown=app ./gradlew ./build.gradle ./settings.gradle ./app.json ./
 
 # Copy all needed project files to a folder
 COPY --chown=app:app ./src ./src
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b1823d..0000000
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-org.gradle.daemon=false