diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 1036b1a202..64858aadae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run hello world test
         run: docker-compose -f docker/nightly-ubuntu-latest/docker-compose.yml run roc examples/helloWorld.roc
 
-      - name: Run C platform test
-        run: docker-compose -f docker/nightly-ubuntu-latest/docker-compose.yml run roc examples/platform-switching/rocLovesC.roc
 
   nightly-ubuntu-2204:
     name: nightly-ubuntu-2204
@@ -39,9 +37,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run hello world test
         run: docker-compose -f docker/nightly-ubuntu-2204/docker-compose.yml run roc examples/helloWorld.roc
 
-      - name: Run C platform test
-        run: docker-compose -f docker/nightly-ubuntu-2204/docker-compose.yml run roc examples/platform-switching/rocLovesC.roc
-
   nightly-ubuntu-2004:
     name: nightly-ubuntu-2004
     runs-on: [ubuntu-20.04]
@@ -58,9 +53,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run hello world test
         run: docker-compose -f docker/nightly-ubuntu-2004/docker-compose.yml run roc examples/helloWorld.roc
 
-      - name: Run C platform test
-        run: docker-compose -f docker/nightly-ubuntu-2004/docker-compose.yml run roc examples/platform-switching/rocLovesC.roc
-
   nightly-debian-latest:
     name: nightly-debian-latest
     runs-on: [ubuntu-20.04]
@@ -77,9 +69,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run hello world test
         run: docker-compose -f docker/nightly-debian-latest/docker-compose.yml run roc examples/helloWorld.roc
 
-      - name: Run C platform test
-        run: docker-compose -f docker/nightly-debian-latest/docker-compose.yml run roc examples/platform-switching/rocLovesC.roc
-
   nightly-debian-bookworm:
     name: nightly-debian-bookworm
     runs-on: [ubuntu-20.04]
@@ -95,6 +84,3 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run hello world test
         run: docker-compose -f docker/nightly-debian-bookworm/docker-compose.yml run roc examples/helloWorld.roc
-
-      - name: Run C platform test
-        run: docker-compose -f docker/nightly-debian-bookworm/docker-compose.yml run roc examples/platform-switching/rocLovesC.roc
diff --git a/docker/nightly-debian-bookworm/Dockerfile b/docker/nightly-debian-bookworm/Dockerfile
index 60008b39b0..1e5ad905f0 100644
--- a/docker/nightly-debian-bookworm/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/nightly-debian-bookworm/Dockerfile
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@ FROM debian:bookworm
 
 RUN apt-get update --fix-missing
 RUN apt-get upgrade --yes
-RUN apt-get install --yes \
-    wget \
-    libc-dev \
-    binutils \
-    build-essential \
-    clang
+
+RUN apt-get install --yes wget
+
+# you can leave out libc-dev and binutils if you don't need the REPL
+RUN apt-get install --yes libc-dev binutils
+
 RUN wget -q -O roc.tar.gz https://github.com/roc-lang/roc/releases/download/nightly/roc_nightly-linux_x86_64-latest.tar.gz
+
 RUN mkdir /usr/lib/roc
-# --strip-components=1 not needed once https://github.com/roc-lang/roc/issues/4118 is solved.
+
 RUN tar -xvz -f roc.tar.gz --directory /usr/lib/roc --strip-components=1
 
 ENV PATH="$PATH:/usr/lib/roc"
diff --git a/docker/nightly-debian-latest/Dockerfile b/docker/nightly-debian-latest/Dockerfile
index 368f53b8df..d2bab43987 100644
--- a/docker/nightly-debian-latest/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/nightly-debian-latest/Dockerfile
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@ FROM debian:latest
 
 RUN apt-get update --fix-missing
 RUN apt-get upgrade --yes
-RUN apt-get install --yes \
-    wget \
-    libc-dev \
-    binutils \
-    build-essential \
-    clang
+
+RUN apt-get install --yes wget
+
+# you can leave out libc-dev and binutils if you don't need the REPL
+RUN apt-get install --yes libc-dev binutils
+
 RUN wget -q -O roc.tar.gz https://github.com/roc-lang/roc/releases/download/nightly/roc_nightly-linux_x86_64-latest.tar.gz
+
 RUN mkdir /usr/lib/roc
-# --strip-components=1 not needed once https://github.com/roc-lang/roc/issues/4118 is solved.
+
 RUN tar -xvz -f roc.tar.gz --directory /usr/lib/roc --strip-components=1
 
 ENV PATH="$PATH:/usr/lib/roc"
diff --git a/docker/nightly-ubuntu-2004/Dockerfile b/docker/nightly-ubuntu-2004/Dockerfile
index 483afc2d5c..81a047e860 100644
--- a/docker/nightly-ubuntu-2004/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/nightly-ubuntu-2004/Dockerfile
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@ FROM ubuntu:20.04
 
 RUN apt-get update --fix-missing
 RUN apt-get upgrade --yes
-RUN apt-get install --yes \
-    wget \
-    libc-dev \
-    binutils \
-    build-essential \
-    clang
+
+RUN apt-get install --yes wget
+
+# you can leave out libc-dev and binutils if you don't need the REPL
+RUN apt-get install --yes libc-dev binutils
+
 RUN wget -q -O roc.tar.gz https://github.com/roc-lang/roc/releases/download/nightly/roc_nightly-linux_x86_64-latest.tar.gz
+
 RUN mkdir /usr/lib/roc
-# --strip-components=1 not needed once https://github.com/roc-lang/roc/issues/4118 is solved.
+
 RUN tar -xvz -f roc.tar.gz --directory /usr/lib/roc --strip-components=1
 
 ENV PATH="$PATH:/usr/lib/roc"
diff --git a/docker/nightly-ubuntu-2204/Dockerfile b/docker/nightly-ubuntu-2204/Dockerfile
index 70349434da..fab49301bc 100644
--- a/docker/nightly-ubuntu-2204/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/nightly-ubuntu-2204/Dockerfile
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@ FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 RUN apt-get update --fix-missing
 RUN apt-get upgrade --yes
-RUN apt-get install --yes \
-    wget \
-    libc-dev \
-    binutils \
-    build-essential \
-    clang
+
+RUN apt-get install --yes wget
+
+# you can leave out libc-dev and binutils if you don't need the REPL
+RUN apt-get install --yes libc-dev binutils
+
 RUN wget -q -O roc.tar.gz https://github.com/roc-lang/roc/releases/download/nightly/roc_nightly-linux_x86_64-latest.tar.gz
+
 RUN mkdir /usr/lib/roc
-# --strip-components=1 not needed once https://github.com/roc-lang/roc/issues/4118 is solved.
+
 RUN tar -xvz -f roc.tar.gz --directory /usr/lib/roc --strip-components=1
 
 ENV PATH="$PATH:/usr/lib/roc"
diff --git a/docker/nightly-ubuntu-latest/Dockerfile b/docker/nightly-ubuntu-latest/Dockerfile
index 3a8a59bf47..fa65a87928 100644
--- a/docker/nightly-ubuntu-latest/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/nightly-ubuntu-latest/Dockerfile
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@ FROM ubuntu:latest
 
 RUN apt-get update --fix-missing
 RUN apt-get upgrade --yes
-RUN apt-get install --yes \
-    wget \
-    libc-dev \
-    binutils \
-    build-essential \
-    clang
+
+RUN apt-get install --yes wget
+
+# you can leave out libc-dev and binutils if you don't need the REPL
+RUN apt-get install --yes libc-dev binutils
+
 RUN wget -q -O roc.tar.gz https://github.com/roc-lang/roc/releases/download/nightly/roc_nightly-linux_x86_64-latest.tar.gz
+
 RUN mkdir /usr/lib/roc
-# --strip-components=1 not needed once https://github.com/roc-lang/roc/issues/4118 is solved.
+
 RUN tar -xvz -f roc.tar.gz --directory /usr/lib/roc --strip-components=1
 
 ENV PATH="$PATH:/usr/lib/roc"