diff --git a/containers/jug/xl.Dockerfile b/containers/jug/xl.Dockerfile
index 593631f31888fe91f87a58178fe1559eb75e47e5..4aed581911449e815802ed3bc755d3e4c7074e25 100644
--- a/containers/jug/xl.Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/jug/xl.Dockerfile
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ FROM ${DOCKER_REGISTRY}${BASE_IMAGE}:${INTERNAL_TAG}
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
 
 ARG EICWEB="https://eicweb.phy.anl.gov/api/v4/projects"
-ARG JUGGLER_VERSION="main"
-ARG EICRECON_VERSION="main"
 ARG jobs=8
 
 ## version will automatically bust cache for nightly, as it includes
@@ -22,18 +20,6 @@ ARG JUG_VERSION=1
 RUN cd /tmp                                                                     \
  && echo " - jug_xl: ${JUG_VERSION}" >> /etc/jug_info
 
-## Install juggler to the environment
-RUN spack add juggler@${JUGGLER_VERSION}                                        \
- && spack concretize                                                            \
- && spack install
-
-## Install eicrecon to the environment
-RUN spack add eicrecon@${EICRECON_VERSION}                                      \
- && spack concretize                                                            \
- && spack install                                                               \
- && echo "export JANA_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/local/lib/EICrecon/plugins"              \
-    > /etc/profile.d/z12_eicrecon.sh
-
 ## Install benchmarks into the container
 ARG BENCHMARK_COM_VERSION="master"
 ARG BENCHMARK_DET_VERSION="master"