diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index e04eca6..12d3cde 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@
 			"packages": "dplyr,ggplot2,ggridges,reshape2,remotes,shinystan,tidybayes,tidyr,TMB,github::nmfs-ost/stockplotr,github::noaa-afsc/SparseNUTS,github::NOAA-FIMS/FIMS,github::r4ss/r4ss@convert-data-to-fims",
 			"installSystemRequirements": true
 		},
-		// option to run rstudio. you can type rserver into the command line to
-		// get an session going (opens on a port, that you can open as a 
-		// separate browser window).
-		// more details: https://github.com/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/blob/main/src/rstudio-server/README.md
-		"ghcr.io/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/rstudio-server:0": {},
 	    // quarto cli
 	    // more info: https://github.com/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/blob/main/src/quarto-cli/README.md
 	    "ghcr.io/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/quarto-cli:1": {}