diff --git a/services/document-manager/postgres/Dockerfile.dev b/services/document-manager/postgres/Dockerfile.dev
deleted file mode 100644
index cf7207b04d..0000000000
--- a/services/document-manager/postgres/Dockerfile.dev
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-FROM postgres:9.6
-
-# Copy only migration scripts for creation
-RUN echo "CREATE USER postgres" >> /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/01-create-user.sql
-
-# Set the working directory to container entrypoint
-WORKDIR /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
diff --git a/services/nris-api/docker-compose.yaml b/services/nris-api/docker-compose.yaml
index b1028c70d7..797daa6165 100644
--- a/services/nris-api/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/services/nris-api/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
     container_name: nris_postgres
     build:
-      context: postgres
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
+      context: ../postgres
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_USER=nris
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=VsPJAuMJHu3IVMEv
diff --git a/services/nris-api/postgres/Dockerfile.dev b/services/nris-api/postgres/Dockerfile.dev
deleted file mode 100644
index cf7207b04d..0000000000
--- a/services/nris-api/postgres/Dockerfile.dev
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-FROM postgres:9.6
-
-# Copy only migration scripts for creation
-RUN echo "CREATE USER postgres" >> /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/01-create-user.sql
-
-# Set the working directory to container entrypoint
-WORKDIR /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d