diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f8fb4c543c7c935334edaac614a5629d0a3b5470..19ddbde3c8583c3966965d50399cb0d8d7a8b667 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 ####
 # Build locally:
-#   docker build
-#       --build-arg gitlab_token=<token>
-#       -t nshmp-ws-static .
+#   docker build -t nshmp-ws-static .
 ####
 
 ARG BUILD_IMAGE=usgs/amazoncorretto:11
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 87adcf8a2ce6383fe6336f0af7461a15274f3d97..2ac8c7129425af4c7a1f6f46f1f854a0ce358520 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,8 +74,5 @@ docker run -e SERVICE=aashto -p 8080:8080 usgs/nshmp-ws-static:production-latest
 To build the Docker image locally run:
 
 ```bash
-docker build --build-arg GITLAB_TOKEN="{gitlab_token}" -t nshmp-ws-static .
+docker build -t nshmp-ws-static .
 ```
-
-> Replace `{gitlab_token}` with the GitLab API
-> [access token](https://code.usgs.gov/-/profile/personal_access_tokens)