diff --git a/containers/jug/xl.Dockerfile b/containers/jug/xl.Dockerfile
index 6871c8dd97b3ff01bf9f6c7817ed2bd226b8dec7..18e52b4d24fbcebafe7063c35214bf372cf00f3b 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