diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5483ddb6e9fe..1e87c52e6f71 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,4 +30,3 @@ dockers/docker-orchagent/Dockerfile
 dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/Dockerfile
 dockers/docker-team/Dockerfile
 dockers/docker-platform-monitor/Dockerfile
-dockers/docker-base/Dockerfile
diff --git a/rules/config b/rules/config
index 5ae09a1bc96d..d76477ce5adc 100644
--- a/rules/config
+++ b/rules/config
@@ -31,6 +31,3 @@ USERNAME = admin
 
 # PASSWORD - password for installer build
 PASSWORD = YourPaSsWoRd
-
-# SONIC_CONFIG_DEBUG - install debug packages
-SONIC_CONFIG_DEBUG = n
diff --git a/rules/docker-base.mk b/rules/docker-base.mk
index f041f7d05cdd..56e42ac97b45 100644
--- a/rules/docker-base.mk
+++ b/rules/docker-base.mk
@@ -3,12 +3,4 @@
 DOCKER_BASE = docker-base.gz
 $(DOCKER_BASE)_PATH = $(DOCKERS_PATH)/docker-base
 
-ifeq ($(SONIC_CONFIG_DEBUG),y)
-GDB = gdb
-VIM = vim
-OPENSSH = openssh-client
-SSHPASS = sshpass
-$(DOCKER_BASE)_DBG_PACKAGES += $(GDB) $(VIM) $(OPENSSH) $(SSHPASS)
-endif
-
-SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_BASE)
+SONIC_SIMPLE_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_BASE)
diff --git a/slave.mk b/slave.mk
index 5617a936f714..485f8ff9206c 100644
--- a/slave.mk
+++ b/slave.mk
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/%.gz : .pl
 	sudo mount --bind $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH) $($*.gz_PATH)/python-wheels $(LOG)
 	# Export variables for j2. Use path for unique variable names, e.g. docker_orchagent_debs
 	$(eval export $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_debs=$(shell printf "$(subst $(SPACE),\n,$(call expand,$($*.gz_DEPENDS),RDEPENDS))\n" | awk '!a[$$0]++'))
-	$(eval export $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_dbgs=$(shell printf "$(subst $(SPACE),\n,$(call expand,$($*.gz_DBG_PACKAGES)))\n" | awk '!a[$$0]++'))
 	j2 $($*.gz_PATH)/Dockerfile.j2 > $($*.gz_PATH)/Dockerfile
 	docker build --no-cache -t $* $($*.gz_PATH) $(LOG)
 	docker save $* | gzip -c > $@