diff --git a/runners/google-cloud-dataflow-java/build.gradle b/runners/google-cloud-dataflow-java/build.gradle
index 0e91bb2d8a52..5beecd8377d2 100644
--- a/runners/google-cloud-dataflow-java/build.gradle
+++ b/runners/google-cloud-dataflow-java/build.gradle
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ def buildAndPushDistrolessDockerJavaContainer = tasks.register("buildAndPushDist
   }
   dependsOn ":sdks:java:container:distroless:${javaVer}:docker"
   def defaultDockerImageName = containerImageName(
-          name: "${project.docker_image_default_repo_prefix}${javaVer}_sdk",
+          name: "${project.docker_image_default_repo_prefix}${javaVer}_sdk_distroess",
           root: "apache",
           tag: project.sdk_version)
   doLast {
diff --git a/sdks/java/container/distroless/common.gradle b/sdks/java/container/distroless/common.gradle
index 7327a7291390..560bb957cd5a 100644
--- a/sdks/java/container/distroless/common.gradle
+++ b/sdks/java/container/distroless/common.gradle
@@ -67,5 +67,3 @@ docker {
     load project.useBuildx() && !pushContainers
     push pushContainers
 }
-
-dockerPrepare.dependsOn ":sdks:java:container:java${imageJavaVersion}:docker"
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