diff --git a/images/orderer/Dockerfile.in b/images/orderer/Dockerfile.in
index 5e539e01c84..60c4b9bfa6f 100644
--- a/images/orderer/Dockerfile.in
+++ b/images/orderer/Dockerfile.in
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ ENV ORDERER_CFG_PATH /etc/hyperledger/fabric
 ENV ORDERER_GENERAL_LOCALMSPDIR $ORDERER_CFG_PATH/msp/sampleconfig
 RUN mkdir -p /var/hyperledger/production $ORDERER_CFG_PATH
 COPY payload/orderer /usr/local/bin
-COPY payload/genesis.yaml $ORDERER_CFG_PATH/
 COPY payload/orderer.yaml $ORDERER_CFG_PATH/
 ADD payload/msp-sampleconfig.tar.bz2 $ORDERER_CFG_PATH/
 EXPOSE 7050