diff --git a/runner/actions-runner-dind-rootless.ubuntu-20.04.dockerfile b/runner/actions-runner-dind-rootless.ubuntu-20.04.dockerfile
index f902043f..b386e99a 100644
--- a/runner/actions-runner-dind-rootless.ubuntu-20.04.dockerfile
+++ b/runner/actions-runner-dind-rootless.ubuntu-20.04.dockerfile
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ RUN export ARCH=$(echo ${TARGETPLATFORM} | cut -d / -f2) \
     && tar xzf ./runner.tar.gz \
     && rm runner.tar.gz \
     && ./bin/installdependencies.sh \
-    && mv ./externals ./externalstmp \
     # libyaml-dev is required for ruby/setup-ruby action.
     # It is installed after installdependencies.sh and before removing /var/lib/apt/lists
     # to avoid rerunning apt-update on its own.
diff --git a/runner/actions-runner-dind-rootless.ubuntu-22.04.dockerfile b/runner/actions-runner-dind-rootless.ubuntu-22.04.dockerfile
index ef769b63..292339de 100644
--- a/runner/actions-runner-dind-rootless.ubuntu-22.04.dockerfile
+++ b/runner/actions-runner-dind-rootless.ubuntu-22.04.dockerfile
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ RUN export ARCH=$(echo ${TARGETPLATFORM} | cut -d / -f2) \
     && tar xzf ./runner.tar.gz \
     && rm runner.tar.gz \
     && ./bin/installdependencies.sh \
-    && mv ./externals ./externalstmp \
     # libyaml-dev is required for ruby/setup-ruby action.
     # It is installed after installdependencies.sh and before removing /var/lib/apt/lists
     # to avoid rerunning apt-update on its own.
diff --git a/runner/actions-runner.ubuntu-20.04.dockerfile b/runner/actions-runner.ubuntu-20.04.dockerfile
index 901ce75d..82eff3c8 100644
--- a/runner/actions-runner.ubuntu-20.04.dockerfile
+++ b/runner/actions-runner.ubuntu-20.04.dockerfile
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ RUN export ARCH=$(echo ${TARGETPLATFORM} | cut -d / -f2) \
     && tar xzf ./runner.tar.gz \
     && rm runner.tar.gz \
     && ./bin/installdependencies.sh \
-    && mv ./externals ./externalstmp \
     # libyaml-dev is required for ruby/setup-ruby action.
     # It is installed after installdependencies.sh and before removing /var/lib/apt/lists
     # to avoid rerunning apt-update on its own.
diff --git a/runner/actions-runner.ubuntu-22.04.dockerfile b/runner/actions-runner.ubuntu-22.04.dockerfile
index d2989504..6799283f 100644
--- a/runner/actions-runner.ubuntu-22.04.dockerfile
+++ b/runner/actions-runner.ubuntu-22.04.dockerfile
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ RUN export ARCH=$(echo ${TARGETPLATFORM} | cut -d / -f2) \
     && tar xzf ./runner.tar.gz \
     && rm runner.tar.gz \
     && ./bin/installdependencies.sh \
-    && mv ./externals ./externalstmp \
     # libyaml-dev is required for ruby/setup-ruby action.
     # It is installed after installdependencies.sh and before removing /var/lib/apt/lists
     # to avoid rerunning apt-update on its own.