diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a61405e..e1b175c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -44,13 +44,8 @@ COPY --from=deps --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 RUN npx playwright install --with-deps chromium && \
     chown -R nextjs:nodejs /app/.playwright
 
-# Seed data directory with park-meta.json (RCDB coaster lists + rcdb_id mappings).
-# Must be copied before VOLUME so Docker initialises a fresh named volume with
-# this file already present. Existing volumes retain their own copy.
+# SQLite data directory — mount a named volume here for persistence
 RUN mkdir -p /app/data && chown nextjs:nodejs /app/data
-COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/data/park-meta.json ./data/park-meta.json
-
-# SQLite database lives here — mount a named volume for persistence
 VOLUME ["/app/data"]
 
 USER nextjs