diff --git a/python-interpreter-builder/Dockerfile.in b/python-interpreter-builder/Dockerfile.in
index 83640de3..eba153e9 100644
--- a/python-interpreter-builder/Dockerfile.in
+++ b/python-interpreter-builder/Dockerfile.in
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ ENV LANG C.UTF-8
 
 # Add build scripts
 ADD scripts /scripts
-ADD patches /patches
 
 # Build the Python interpreters
 RUN /scripts/build-python-3.5.sh