diff --git a/npm_install.py b/npm_install.py
index f1635f7..8f81bed 100644
--- a/npm_install.py
+++ b/npm_install.py
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ def main():
     apt_update_upgrade()
     apt_purge(["nginx","openresty","nodejs","npm","yarn","certbot","rustc","cargo"])
     apt_install(["ca-certificates","curl","gnupg","openssl","apache2-utils","logrotate","sudo","acl",
-                 "python3","python3-venv","sqlite3","build-essential"])
+                 "python3","sqlite3"])
 
     setup_angie(ipv6_enabled=args.enable_ipv6)
     write_metrics_files()