diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 48324a45f..184be41cd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,19 +1,7 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.3
 # Dockerfile reference: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/
 
-# stage 1: generate up-to-date swagger.yaml to put in the final container
-FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} golang:1.23-alpine AS swagger
-
-COPY go.mod /go/src/github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/go.mod
-COPY go.sum /go/src/github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/go.sum
-COPY cmd /go/src/github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/cmd
-COPY internal /go/src/github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal
-COPY vendor /go/src/github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/vendor
-
-WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial
-RUN ./vendor/github.com/go-swagger/go-swagger/cmd/swagger generate spec -o /go/src/github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/swagger.yaml --scan-models
-
-# stage 2: generate the web/assets/dist bundles
+# stage 1: generate the web/assets/dist bundles
 FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} node:18-alpine AS bundler
 
 COPY web web
@@ -22,7 +10,7 @@ RUN yarn --cwd ./web/source install && \
     yarn --cwd ./web/source build   && \
     rm -rf ./web/source
 
-# stage 3: build the executor container
+# stage 2: build the executor container
 FROM --platform=${TARGETPLATFORM} alpine:3.20 as executor
 
 # switch to non-root user:group for GtS
@@ -45,7 +33,7 @@ COPY --chown=1000:1000 gotosocial /gotosocial/gotosocial
 
 # copy over the web directories with templates, assets etc
 COPY --chown=1000:1000 --from=bundler web /gotosocial/web
-COPY --chown=1000:1000 --from=swagger /go/src/github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/swagger.yaml web/assets/swagger.yaml
+COPY --chown=1000:1000 ./web/assets/swagger.yaml /gotosocial/web/assets/swagger.yaml
 
 VOLUME [ "/gotosocial/storage", "/gotosocial/.cache" ]
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/gotosocial/gotosocial", "server", "start" ]