diff --git a/setup/debian11_setup.sh b/setup/debian11_setup.sh
index 0bca50d1..bac25430 100644
--- a/setup/debian11_setup.sh
+++ b/setup/debian11_setup.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ function msg() {
 msg "Setting up container OS..."
 sed -i "/$LANG/ s/\(^# \)//" /etc/locale.gen
 locale-gen >/dev/null
-apt-get -y purge openssh-{client,server} >/dev/null
-apt-get autoremove >/dev/null
 
 # Update container OS
 msg "Updating container OS..."