diff --git a/images/nginx/rootfs/build.sh b/images/nginx/rootfs/build.sh
index ebea37cf64..501feffc4d 100755
--- a/images/nginx/rootfs/build.sh
+++ b/images/nginx/rootfs/build.sh
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ apk add \
   geoip-dev \
   perl-dev \
   libedit-dev \
-  mercurial \
   alpine-sdk \
   findutils \
   curl ca-certificates \