diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 371c5695c..b1fdb5d1f 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
         git2r \
         precommit \
         tinytex \
-        httpgd \
     && rm -rf /tmp/downloaded_packages
 
 # install vscode dev deps
@@ -52,4 +51,4 @@ COPY . /tmp/package/
 RUN Rscript -e "devtools::install_dev_deps('/tmp/package')"
 
 ## Install the local version of EpiNow2
-Run R CMD INSTALL  --no-multiarch --with-keep.source /tmp/package/
\ No newline at end of file
+Run R CMD INSTALL  --no-multiarch --with-keep.source /tmp/package/