diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d3a791f..2cd57da 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 FROM phusion/passenger-nodejs:0.9.17
 
+# get rid of useless services
+RUN rm -r /etc/services/{cron,nginx,nginx-log-forwarder}
+
 # prepare APT with only the repositories we want
 RUN rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/* &&\
 	add-apt-repository ppa:mc3man/trusty-media -y &&\