diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a405a3d..e496ecc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 FROM erlang:alpine
 
 # Set working directory
-RUN mkdir -p /buildroot/rebar3/bin
+RUN mkdir /buildroot
 WORKDIR /buildroot
 
 # Copy our Erlang test application
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f0515b..06939b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ We use the following Dockerfile, containing two build stages:
 FROM erlang:alpine
 
 # Set working directory
-RUN mkdir -p /buildroot/rebar3/bin
+RUN mkdir /buildroot
 WORKDIR /buildroot
 
 # Copy our Erlang test application
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ COPY dockerwatch dockerwatch
 WORKDIR dockerwatch
 RUN rebar3 as prod release
 
-
 # Build stage 1
 FROM alpine
 
@@ -62,10 +61,8 @@ This is what happens:
 #### 1. Build stage 0: build
 
 This step starts from the official erlang docker image based on alpine
-linux. So with the base image, a full Erlang/OTP installation already
-exists.
-
-To be able to build our Erlang application, we now install rebar3.
+linux. So with the base image, a full Erlang/OTP installation and rebar3
+already exists.
 
 Our Erlang application is found in the `dockerwatch` directory on our
 local filesystem, and we use the `COPY` command to import this
diff --git a/advanced_examples/elk/Dockerfile b/advanced_examples/elk/Dockerfile
index e2f1c7e..e496ecc 100644
--- a/advanced_examples/elk/Dockerfile
+++ b/advanced_examples/elk/Dockerfile
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 # Build stage 0
 FROM erlang:alpine
 
-# Install Rebar3
-RUN mkdir -p /buildroot/rebar3/bin
-ADD https://s3.amazonaws.com/rebar3/rebar3 /buildroot/rebar3/bin/rebar3
-RUN chmod a+x /buildroot/rebar3/bin/rebar3
-
-# Setup Environment
-ENV PATH=/buildroot/rebar3/bin:$PATH
-
-# Reset working directory
+# Set working directory
+RUN mkdir /buildroot
 WORKDIR /buildroot
 
 # Copy our Erlang test application
@@ -19,7 +12,6 @@ COPY dockerwatch dockerwatch
 WORKDIR dockerwatch
 RUN rebar3 as prod release
 
-
 # Build stage 1
 FROM alpine
 
diff --git a/advanced_examples/logstash/Dockerfile b/advanced_examples/logstash/Dockerfile
index e2f1c7e..55b5b82 100644
--- a/advanced_examples/logstash/Dockerfile
+++ b/advanced_examples/logstash/Dockerfile
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 # Build stage 0
 FROM erlang:alpine
 
-# Install Rebar3
-RUN mkdir -p /buildroot/rebar3/bin
-ADD https://s3.amazonaws.com/rebar3/rebar3 /buildroot/rebar3/bin/rebar3
-RUN chmod a+x /buildroot/rebar3/bin/rebar3
-
-# Setup Environment
-ENV PATH=/buildroot/rebar3/bin:$PATH
-
-# Reset working directory
+# Set working directory
+RUN mkdir /buildroot
 WORKDIR /buildroot
 
 # Copy our Erlang test application
diff --git a/advanced_examples/minikube-dist/Dockerfile b/advanced_examples/minikube-dist/Dockerfile
index e2f1c7e..65f766d 100644
--- a/advanced_examples/minikube-dist/Dockerfile
+++ b/advanced_examples/minikube-dist/Dockerfile
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 # Build stage 0
 FROM erlang:alpine
 
-# Install Rebar3
-RUN mkdir -p /buildroot/rebar3/bin
-ADD https://s3.amazonaws.com/rebar3/rebar3 /buildroot/rebar3/bin/rebar3
-RUN chmod a+x /buildroot/rebar3/bin/rebar3
-
-# Setup Environment
-ENV PATH=/buildroot/rebar3/bin:$PATH
-
 # Reset working directory
+RUN mkdir /buildroot
 WORKDIR /buildroot
 
 # Copy our Erlang test application
diff --git a/advanced_examples/minikube-dist/Dockerfile.backend b/advanced_examples/minikube-dist/Dockerfile.backend
index 130481e..9db1d60 100644
--- a/advanced_examples/minikube-dist/Dockerfile.backend
+++ b/advanced_examples/minikube-dist/Dockerfile.backend
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 # Build stage 0
 FROM erlang:alpine
 
-# Install Rebar3
-RUN mkdir -p /buildroot/rebar3/bin
-ADD https://s3.amazonaws.com/rebar3/rebar3 /buildroot/rebar3/bin/rebar3
-RUN chmod a+x /buildroot/rebar3/bin/rebar3
-
-# Setup Environment
-ENV PATH=/buildroot/rebar3/bin:$PATH
-
-# Reset working directory
+# Set working directory
+RUN mkdir /buildroot
 WORKDIR /buildroot
 
 # Copy our Erlang test application
diff --git a/advanced_examples/minikube-prom-graf/Dockerfile b/advanced_examples/minikube-prom-graf/Dockerfile
index 21b5c9d..ceef547 100644
--- a/advanced_examples/minikube-prom-graf/Dockerfile
+++ b/advanced_examples/minikube-prom-graf/Dockerfile
@@ -5,15 +5,8 @@ FROM erlang:alpine
 RUN apk add --no-cache g++ && \
     apk add --no-cache make
 
-# Install Rebar3
-RUN mkdir -p /buildroot/rebar3/bin
-ADD https://s3.amazonaws.com/rebar3/rebar3 /buildroot/rebar3/bin/rebar3
-RUN chmod a+x /buildroot/rebar3/bin/rebar3
-
-# Setup Environment
-ENV PATH=/buildroot/rebar3/bin:$PATH
-
 # Reset working directory
+RUN mkdir /buildroot
 WORKDIR /buildroot
 
 # Copy our Erlang test application
diff --git a/advanced_examples/minikube-simple/Dockerfile b/advanced_examples/minikube-simple/Dockerfile
index e2f1c7e..55b5b82 100644
--- a/advanced_examples/minikube-simple/Dockerfile
+++ b/advanced_examples/minikube-simple/Dockerfile
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 # Build stage 0
 FROM erlang:alpine
 
-# Install Rebar3
-RUN mkdir -p /buildroot/rebar3/bin
-ADD https://s3.amazonaws.com/rebar3/rebar3 /buildroot/rebar3/bin/rebar3
-RUN chmod a+x /buildroot/rebar3/bin/rebar3
-
-# Setup Environment
-ENV PATH=/buildroot/rebar3/bin:$PATH
-
-# Reset working directory
+# Set working directory
+RUN mkdir /buildroot
 WORKDIR /buildroot
 
 # Copy our Erlang test application