diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b1d4ca82b..19a42f83e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ RUN npm install
 # copy project
 COPY . .
 
-# run docker-entrypoint.sh
-ENTRYPOINT ["./docker-entrypoint.prod.sh"]
+# ENTRYPOINT is specified only in the local docker-compose.yml to avoid
+# accidentally running it in deployed environments.
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f0143f9b4..6e1b74fd3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ services:
             dockerfile: Dockerfile
             args:
                 - REQ_FILE=requirements/tests.txt
-        entrypoint: docker-entrypoint.dev.sh
+        entrypoint: ./docker-entrypoint.dev.sh
         command: python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
         volumes:
             - .:/usr/src/app/
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.prod.sh b/docker-entrypoint.prod.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a78cb5641..000000000
--- a/docker-entrypoint.prod.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-python -m manage migrate
-python -m manage compilemessages
-make compile-scss # must come before collectstatic
-python -m manage collectstatic --no-input --clear
-
-exec "$@"