diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index a9922cfb6c..0000000000
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# Make sure that before you
-# run the docker-compose that you have run
-# $ yarn docker-build
-version: '3'
-
-services:
-  backstage:
-    image: 'example-backend:latest'
-    ports:
-      - '7000:7000'
-    environment:
-      NODE_ENV: development
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/deployment-other.md b/docs/getting-started/deployment-other.md
index 2cd9708e2a..ab5833b634 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/deployment-other.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/deployment-other.md
@@ -17,14 +17,3 @@ $ docker run --rm -it -p 7000:7000 -e NODE_ENV=development example-backend:lates
 ```
 
 Then open http://localhost/ on your browser.
-
-### Running with `docker-compose`
-
-There is also a `docker-compose.yaml` that you can use to replace the previous
-`docker run` command:
-
-```bash
-$ yarn install
-$ yarn docker-build
-$ docker-compose up
-```