diff --git a/dockers/base-cuda/Dockerfile b/dockers/base-cuda/Dockerfile
index b07aa81..b27de3f 100644
--- a/dockers/base-cuda/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockers/base-cuda/Dockerfile
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq --fix-missing  && \
     add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa && \
     apt-get install -y \
         python${PYTHON_VERSION} \
-        python${PYTHON_VERSION}-distutils \
         python${PYTHON_VERSION}-dev \
         python3-pip \
     && \
diff --git a/dockers/docker_images_main.sh b/dockers/docker_images_main.sh
index fa2fa15..71edeb5 100755
--- a/dockers/docker_images_main.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker_images_main.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ registry_name=$2
 build_new="${3:-1}"
 push_remote="${4:-1}"
 
-eval "$(conda shell.bash hook)"  # setup shell functions for conda, uses conda's .bashrc resident defined hook to execute conda init setup to enable subsequent conda command usage
-conda deactivate
-
 d=`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`
 tmp_docker_build_log_dir="/tmp"
 docker_build_log="${tmp_docker_build_log_dir}/fts_update_docker_main_images_${d}.log"
diff --git a/dockers/docker_images_release.sh b/dockers/docker_images_release.sh
index 4cf8353..b5cda51 100755
--- a/dockers/docker_images_release.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker_images_release.sh
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ registry_name=$2
 build_new="${3:-1}"
 push_remote="${4:-1}"
 
-# setup shell functions for conda, uses conda's .bashrc resident defined hook to execute conda init setup to enable
-#   subsequent conda command usage
-eval "$(conda shell.bash hook)"
-conda deactivate
-
 d=`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`
 tmp_docker_build_log_dir="/tmp"
 docker_build_log="${tmp_docker_build_log_dir}/fts_build_docker_release_images_${d}.log"