diff --git a/10/alpine/Dockerfile b/10/alpine/Dockerfile
index 988f65c7d7..3eacb68907 100644
--- a/10/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/10/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		/usr/local/share/doc \
 		/usr/local/share/man \
 	; \
-	find /usr/local -name '*.a' -delete; \
 	\
 	postgres --version
 
diff --git a/11/alpine/Dockerfile b/11/alpine/Dockerfile
index 45e8d2d5f5..5293be0638 100644
--- a/11/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/11/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		/usr/local/share/doc \
 		/usr/local/share/man \
 	; \
-	find /usr/local -name '*.a' -delete; \
 	\
 	postgres --version
 
diff --git a/12/alpine/Dockerfile b/12/alpine/Dockerfile
index f807d1c970..8da7b36c8a 100644
--- a/12/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/12/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		/usr/local/share/doc \
 		/usr/local/share/man \
 	; \
-	find /usr/local -name '*.a' -delete; \
 	\
 	postgres --version
 
diff --git a/13/alpine/Dockerfile b/13/alpine/Dockerfile
index d5a1c6481c..6f55b7c3f6 100644
--- a/13/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/13/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		/usr/local/share/doc \
 		/usr/local/share/man \
 	; \
-	find /usr/local -name '*.a' -delete; \
 	\
 	postgres --version
 
diff --git a/9.5/alpine/Dockerfile b/9.5/alpine/Dockerfile
index 160c3ae706..e109c36305 100644
--- a/9.5/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/9.5/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		/usr/local/share/doc \
 		/usr/local/share/man \
 	; \
-	find /usr/local -name '*.a' -delete; \
 	\
 	postgres --version
 
diff --git a/9.6/alpine/Dockerfile b/9.6/alpine/Dockerfile
index 2b71a2671e..23f0c0e5ed 100644
--- a/9.6/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/9.6/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		/usr/local/share/doc \
 		/usr/local/share/man \
 	; \
-	find /usr/local -name '*.a' -delete; \
 	\
 	postgres --version
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile-alpine.template b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
index 7b95b464f6..ad74557186 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-alpine.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		/usr/local/share/doc \
 		/usr/local/share/man \
 	; \
-	find /usr/local -name '*.a' -delete; \
 	\
 	postgres --version