diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-server/build.gradle.kts b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-server/build.gradle.kts
index 6f69f5e..5cb7c69 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-server/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-server/build.gradle.kts
@@ -71,10 +71,8 @@ sonarqube {
 
 tasks.named<BootBuildImage>("bootBuildImage") {
 
-    println("--------------------" + layout.projectDirectory.file( "src/main/resources/Aptfile").toString());
-    var aptfilePath = layout.projectDirectory.file( "src/main/resources/Aptfile").toString() // make sure this path is valid because there will be no log or exception if not
-    bindings.add("${aptfilePath}:/workspace/Aptfile:ro")
-    buildpacks.set(listOf("ghcr.io/fagiani/buildpacks/fagiani_apt@sha256:6471c8c70f32b749e29f65ae562ac0339fecad26aa9217628c00a6c31f197dae", "urn:cnb:builder:paketo-buildpacks/java"))
+    environment.put("BPE_DELIM_JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS", " ")
+    environment.put("BPE_APPEND_JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS", "-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8")
 
     imageName.set("nexus.knecon.com:5001/ff/${project.name}:${project.version}")
     if (project.hasProperty("buildbootDockerHostNetwork")) {
diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-server/src/main/resources/Aptfile b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-server/src/main/resources/Aptfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ff3ea4..0000000
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-server/src/main/resources/Aptfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# you can list packages
-ghostscript
-cabextract
-xfonts-utils
-fonts-liberation
-
-# or include links to specific .deb files
-http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/contrib/m/msttcorefonts/ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.8_all.deb
-
-# or add custom apt repos (only required if using packages outside of the standard Ubuntu APT repositories)
-# :repo:deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful main universe
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