diff --git a/.devcontainer/post-create.sh b/.devcontainer/post-create.sh
index 21e10c6874..e0e8188815 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/post-create.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/post-create.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ mkdir -p $HOME/dynamo/.build/target
 export CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$HOME/dynamo/.build/target
 
 # build project, it will be saved at $HOME/dynamo/.build/target
-cargo build --locked --profile dev --features mistralrs,python
+cargo build --locked --profile dev --features mistralrs
 cargo doc --no-deps
 
 # create symlinks for the binaries in the deploy directory
diff --git a/container/Dockerfile.vllm b/container/Dockerfile.vllm
index e6b5661333..5637c063cc 100644
--- a/container/Dockerfile.vllm
+++ b/container/Dockerfile.vllm
@@ -298,15 +298,15 @@ COPY --from=base --chown=$USER_UID:$USER_GID /opt/dynamo/venv/ /opt/dynamo/venv/
 RUN chown $USERNAME:$USERNAME /opt/dynamo/venv
 COPY --from=base --chown=$USERNAME:$USERNAME /usr/local/bin /usr/local/bin
 
+# so we can use maturin develop
+RUN uv pip install maturin
+
 USER $USERNAME
 ENV HOME=/home/$USERNAME
 ENV PYTHONPATH=$HOME/dynamo/deploy/sdk/src:$PYTHONPATH:$HOME/dynamo/components/planner/src:$PYTHONPATH
 ENV CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$HOME/dynamo/.build/target
 WORKDIR $HOME
 
-# so we can use maturin develop
-RUN uv pip install maturin
-
 # https://code.visualstudio.com/remote/advancedcontainers/persist-bash-history
 RUN SNIPPET="export PROMPT_COMMAND='history -a' && export HISTFILE=$HOME/.commandhistory/.bash_history" \
     && mkdir -p $HOME/.commandhistory \