diff --git a/src/dbscanserving/Dockerfile b/src/dbscanserving/Dockerfile
index 8c57ddb349cf15e307ba833ebb8feb7dc84ee4a8..e5269bc54ee538703862bf91cc81a71ea9a7e432 100644
--- a/src/dbscanserving/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/dbscanserving/Dockerfile
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ RUN rm -rf proto
 
 # Create proto sub-folder, copy .proto files, and generate Python code
 WORKDIR /home/teraflow/controller/common/proto
-RUN touch __init__.py
 COPY --chown=teraflow:teraflow proto/*.proto ./
 RUN python3 -m grpc_tools.protoc -I=. --python_out=. --grpc_python_out=. *.proto
 RUN rm *.proto