diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 8bb29bf..9bf0f2e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -36,11 +36,7 @@ jobs:
 
             # 2. Build Backend
             echo "🏗️ Building Backend..."
-            # Enable BuildKit for better caching and parallel builds
-            DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build \
-              --cache-from type=local,src=/tmp/.buildx-cache \
-              --cache-to type=local,dest=/tmp/.buildx-cache \
-              -f backend/Dockerfile -t lcbp3-backend:latest .
+            docker build -f backend/Dockerfile -t lcbp3-backend:latest .
 
             # 3. Build Frontend
             echo "🏗️ Building Frontend..."
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index fa58c2a..508bc85 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -49,10 +49,14 @@ RUN cd backend && \
     pnpm run build
 
 # Deploy with production deps only (pnpm workspace isolation)
-RUN pnpm --filter backend deploy --prod --shamefully-hoist --legacy /app/backend-prod \
-    && find /app/backend-prod/node_modules -name "*.md" -delete \
+RUN pnpm --filter backend deploy --prod --shamefully-hoist --legacy /app/backend-prod
+
+# Clean up unnecessary files to reduce size
+RUN find /app/backend-prod/node_modules -name "*.md" -delete \
     && find /app/backend-prod/node_modules -name "*.txt" -delete \
-    && find /app/backend-prod/node_modules -name "LICENSE*" -delete
+    && find /app/backend-prod/node_modules -name "LICENSE*" -delete \
+    && find /app/backend-prod/node_modules -name "README*" -delete \
+    && find /app/backend-prod/node_modules -name "CHANGELOG*" -delete
 
 # =========================
 # Stage 3: Production Runtime