diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev
index eba75e008a..2cb9862fcd 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -17,13 +17,6 @@ RUN     go get -d github.com/mjibson/esc && \
         go build -v -o /usr/bin/esc . && \
         rm -rf /go/src/* /go/pkg/* /go/bin/*
 
-ARG     FILEWATCHER_SHA=2e12ea42f6c8c089b19e992145bb94e8adaecedb
-RUN     go get -d github.com/dnephin/filewatcher && \
-        cd /go/src/github.com/dnephin/filewatcher && \
-        git checkout -q "$FILEWATCHER_SHA" && \
-        go build -v -o /usr/bin/filewatcher . && \
-        rm -rf /go/src/* /go/pkg/* /go/bin/*
-
 # FIXME(vdemeester) only used for e2e, could be in e2e special image in the future
 ARG     NOTARY_VERSION=v0.6.0
 RUN     export URL=https://github.com/theupdateframework/notary/releases/download; \
diff --git a/scripts/test/watch b/scripts/test/watch
deleted file mode 100755
index 264eb7c249..0000000000
--- a/scripts/test/watch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# shellcheck disable=SC2016
-exec filewatcher -L 6 -x build -x script go test -timeout 30s -v './${dir}'