diff --git a/python/googleapis/python-multi/Dockerfile b/python/googleapis/python-multi/Dockerfile
index 3c014e4a..8ee8d1f4 100644
--- a/python/googleapis/python-multi/Dockerfile
+++ b/python/googleapis/python-multi/Dockerfile
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ ENV CLOUD_SDK_VERSION 420.0.0
 # Use system python for cloud sdk.
 ENV CLOUDSDK_PYTHON python3.9
 RUN wget https://dl.google.com/dl/cloudsdk/channels/rapid/downloads/google-cloud-sdk-$CLOUD_SDK_VERSION-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
-RUN tar xzf google-cloud-sdk-$CLOUD_SDK_VERSION-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
+RUN tar xzf google-cloud-sdk-$CLOUD_SDK_VERSION-linux-x86_64.tar.gz && rm google-cloud-sdk-$CLOUD_SDK_VERSION-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
 RUN /google-cloud-sdk/install.sh
 ENV PATH /google-cloud-sdk/bin:$PATH