diff --git a/docker/cron/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/cron/Dockerfile.j2
index e05a104..077c581 100644
--- a/docker/cron/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/cron/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 FROM {{ namespace }}/base-tools:{{ tag }}
 MAINTAINER {{ maintainer }}
 
-ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
 RUN apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
         cron \
         logrotate \
diff --git a/docker/heka/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/heka/Dockerfile.j2
index 7178a5b..0a567be 100644
--- a/docker/heka/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/heka/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 FROM {{ namespace }}/base-tools:{{ tag }}
 MAINTAINER {{ maintainer }}
 
-ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
 RUN apt-get -y -t jessie-backports --no-install-recommends install golang \
     && apt-get clean
 
diff --git a/docker/hindsight/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/hindsight/Dockerfile.j2
index 81514a1..8f3b34d 100644
--- a/docker/hindsight/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/hindsight/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ MAINTAINER {{ maintainer }}
 
 # We use MOS packages for hindsight, lua_sandbox and lua_sandbox_extensions
 
-ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
-
 COPY sources.mos.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
 COPY mos.pref /etc/apt/preferences.d/