diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 1fe7ac8c..9f066b20 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ gem 'pluck_to_hash', '~> 1.0.2'
 
 gem 'local_time', '~> 2.1.0'
 
+# Use a sqlite database in test and development.
+gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.3.6'
+
 group :production do
   # Use a postgres database in production.
   gem 'pg', '~> 0.18'
@@ -106,8 +109,6 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem 'byebug', platform: :mri
   # Environment configuration.
   gem 'dotenv-rails'
-  # Use a sqlite database in test and development.
-  gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.3.6'
 end
 
 group :test do
diff --git a/scripts/image_build.sh b/scripts/image_build.sh
index 47566a43..1cba0377 100755
--- a/scripts/image_build.sh
+++ b/scripts/image_build.sh
@@ -55,13 +55,6 @@ if [ "$CD_REF_NAME" != "master" ] && [[ "$CD_REF_NAME" != *"release"* ]] && [[ "
   exit 0
 fi
 
-# Include sqlite for production
-sqliteCount="$(grep "gem 'sqlite3'" Gemfile | wc -l)"
-
-if [ $sqliteCount -lt 2 ]; then
-  sed -i "/^group :production do/a\ \ gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.3.6'" Gemfile
-fi
-
 # Set the version tag when it is a release or the commit sha was included.
 if [[ "$CD_REF_NAME" == *"release"* ]]; then
   export CD_VERSION_CODE=${CD_REF_NAME:8}