diff --git a/Dockerfile.base b/Dockerfile.base
index 800bd4d..4679d18 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.base
+++ b/Dockerfile.base
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ RUN apt-env.sh apt-get update ; \
       jdupes \
       jq \
       libcap2-bin \
-      libjemalloc2 \
       logrotate \
       netbase \
       netcat-openbsd \
diff --git a/image-entry.sh b/image-entry.sh
index 2c3432a..d8fab2d 100755
--- a/image-entry.sh
+++ b/image-entry.sh
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ iep_preserve_env() {
 	unset __IEP_MALLOC_ARENA_MAX
 	__IEP_MALLOC_ARENA_MAX="${MALLOC_ARENA_MAX:-4}"
 	export MALLOC_ARENA_MAX=2
-
-	## jemalloc: preserve MALLOC_CONF
-	unset __IEP_MALLOC_CONF
-	__IEP_MALLOC_CONF="${MALLOC_CONF:-}"
-	unset MALLOC_CONF
 }
 
 iep_restore_env() {
@@ -52,12 +47,6 @@ iep_restore_env() {
 		export MALLOC_ARENA_MAX="${__IEP_MALLOC_ARENA_MAX}"
 	fi
 	unset __IEP_MALLOC_ARENA_MAX
-
-	## jemalloc: restore MALLOC_CONF
-	if [ -n "${__IEP_MALLOC_CONF:-}" ] ; then
-		export MALLOC_CONF="${__IEP_MALLOC_CONF}"
-	fi
-	unset __IEP_MALLOC_CONF
 }
 
 iep_flush_volume() {
diff --git a/j2cfg/j2cfg/settings.py b/j2cfg/j2cfg/settings.py
index 473d20d..9ddd82a 100644
--- a/j2cfg/j2cfg/settings.py
+++ b/j2cfg/j2cfg/settings.py
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ J2CFG_PRESERVE_ENVS = [
     # glibc
     'GLIBC_TUNABLES',
     'MALLOC_ARENA_MAX',
-    # jemalloc
-    'MALLOC_CONF',
 ]
 
 J2CFG_PASSTHROUGH_ENVS = [