diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bd3d25e0f..d8a6707d5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ EXPOSE 4150 4151 4160 4161 4170 4171
 RUN mkdir -p /data
 WORKDIR      /data
 
-# set up nsswitch.conf for Go's "netgo" implementation
-# https://github.com/golang/go/issues/35305
-RUN [ ! -e /etc/nsswitch.conf ] && echo 'hosts: files dns' > /etc/nsswitch.conf
-
 # Optional volumes (explicitly configure with "docker run -v ...")
 # /data          - used by nsqd for persistent storage across restarts
 # /etc/ssl/certs - for SSL Root CA certificates from host