diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 5a1929e50..722991197 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ ARG PYTHON_VERSION
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
 # Install system dependencies including build tools
-RUN echo 'tzdata tzdata/Areas select America' | debconf-set-selections \
-    && echo 'tzdata tzdata/Zones/America select Los_Angeles' | debconf-set-selections \
-    && apt-get update -y \
+RUN apt-get update -y \
     && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
         ccache \
         software-properties-common \
@@ -502,9 +500,7 @@ RUN PYTHON_VERSION_STR=$(echo ${PYTHON_VERSION} | sed 's/\.//g') && \
     echo "export PYTHON_VERSION_STR=${PYTHON_VERSION_STR}" >> /etc/environment
 
 # Install Python and system dependencies
-RUN echo 'tzdata tzdata/Areas select America' | debconf-set-selections \
-    && echo 'tzdata tzdata/Zones/America select Los_Angeles' | debconf-set-selections \
-    && apt-get update -y \
+RUN apt-get update -y \
     && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
         software-properties-common \
         curl \
@@ -713,9 +709,7 @@ ENV UV_INDEX_STRATEGY="unsafe-best-match"
 # Use copy mode to avoid hardlink failures with Docker cache mounts
 ENV UV_LINK_MODE=copy
 
-RUN echo 'tzdata tzdata/Areas select America' | debconf-set-selections \
-    && echo 'tzdata tzdata/Zones/America select Los_Angeles' | debconf-set-selections \
-    && apt-get update -y \
+RUN apt-get update -y \
     && apt-get install -y git
 
 # We can specify the standard or nightly build of PyTorch
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.nightly_torch b/docker/Dockerfile.nightly_torch
index 87a914495..5c17d2a3a 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.nightly_torch
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.nightly_torch
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.12
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 # Install Python and other dependencies
-RUN echo 'tzdata tzdata/Areas select America' | debconf-set-selections \
-    && echo 'tzdata tzdata/Zones/America select Los_Angeles' | debconf-set-selections \
-    && apt-get update -y \
+RUN apt-get update -y \
     && apt-get install -y ccache software-properties-common git curl sudo \
     && for i in 1 2 3; do \
         add-apt-repository -y ppa:deadsnakes/ppa && break || \
@@ -172,9 +170,7 @@ RUN PYTHON_VERSION_STR=$(echo ${PYTHON_VERSION} | sed 's/\.//g') && \
     echo "export PYTHON_VERSION_STR=${PYTHON_VERSION_STR}" >> /etc/environment
 
 # Install Python and other dependencies
-RUN echo 'tzdata tzdata/Areas select America' | debconf-set-selections \
-    && echo 'tzdata tzdata/Zones/America select Los_Angeles' | debconf-set-selections \
-    && apt-get update -y \
+RUN apt-get update -y \
     && apt-get install -y ccache software-properties-common git curl wget sudo vim python3-pip \
     && apt-get install -y ffmpeg libsm6 libxext6 libgl1 \
     && for i in 1 2 3; do \