diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 09458cd68..2a7fe1ce7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ services:
    restart: always
    build:
       context: .
-      args:
-      - MAKE_PYTHON_VERSION
       dockerfile: dockerfiles/web/Dockerfile-dev
    environment:
      APPROVE_REGISTRATIONS: "${APPROVE_REGISTRATIONS}"
diff --git a/dockerfiles/web/Dockerfile-dev b/dockerfiles/web/Dockerfile-dev
index eb6c61d5a..8d8f817a8 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/web/Dockerfile-dev
+++ b/dockerfiles/web/Dockerfile-dev
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ARG MAKE_PYTHON_VERSION
-FROM python:${MAKE_PYTHON_VERSION:-3.11}-bullseye
+FROM python:3.11-bullseye
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app