diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5a982cf..2197cca 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,20 +1,10 @@
-# 1) choose base container
-# generally use the most recent tag
-
-# base notebook, contains Jupyter and relevant tools
-# See https://github.com/ucsd-ets/datahub-docker-stack/wiki/Stable-Tag 
-# for a list of the most current containers we maintain
-ARG BASE_CONTAINER=ghcr.io/ucsd-ets/scipy-ml-notebook:stable
-
-FROM $BASE_CONTAINER
+FROM ghcr.io/ucsd-ets/scipy-ml-notebook:stable
 
 LABEL maintainer="UC San Diego ITS/ETS <ets-consult@ucsd.edu>"
 
 # 2) change to root to install packages
 USER root
 
-#RUN apt-get -y install htop
-
 #RUN conda env create --file /tmp/env.yml && \
 #    eval "$(conda shell.bash hook)" && \
 #    conda activate ${KERNEL} && \
@@ -27,10 +17,3 @@ USER root
 
 # 3) install packages using notebook user
 USER jovyan
-
-# RUN conda install -y scikit-learn
-
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir networkx scipy
-
-# Override command to disable running jupyter notebook at launch
-# CMD ["/bin/bash"]