diff --git a/base/alpine/README.md b/base/alpine/README.md
index b422138..30f4a88 100644
--- a/base/alpine/README.md
+++ b/base/alpine/README.md
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
 # `xena/alpine`
 
 This is a cut of Alpine Linux Edge with `runit(8)` for process supervision and zombie management. I use this for my projects when I can because it doesn't suck as much. Just do this like you would with Phusion's base image and everything will be fine.
-
-This also includes the [`backplane`](https://www.backplane.io) agent to make deployment easier. Usage:
-
-```console
-$ docker run \
-    -e BACKPLANE_TOKEN=<token> \
-    -e BACKPLANE_LABELS='hello:world' \
-    -e BACKPLANE_PROXY_URL=https://127.0.0.1:9090 \
-    xena/alpine
-```
diff --git a/base/alpine/box.rb b/base/alpine/box.rb
index 488e7e2..fab7a0a 100644
--- a/base/alpine/box.rb
+++ b/base/alpine/box.rb
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@ run "apk add --no-cache --virtual xe-alpine-base tini ca-certificates runit libc
 # if libtinfo.so.5 is used, install ncurses5-libs via apk
 run "ln -s /usr/lib/libncurses.so.5 /usr/lib/libtinfo.so.5"
 
-env "BACKPLANE_AGENT_VERSION" => "1.4.0"
-run %q[ apk add -U --no-cache wget ca-certificates \
-     && wget https://bin.equinox.io/c/jWahGASjoRq/backplane-stable-linux-amd64.tgz \
-     && tar xf backplane-stable-linux-amd64.tgz \
-     && mv backplane /usr/bin/backplane \
-     && rm backplane-stable-linux-amd64.tgz \
-     && apk del wget ]
-
 run %q[ apk add -U --no-cache wget \
      && wget https://xena.greedo.xeserv.us/pkg/alpine/edge/core/x86_64/xeserv-keys-1.3-r0.apk \
      && apk add --allow-untrusted ./xeserv-keys-1.3-r0.apk \
diff --git a/base/alpine/runit/backplane/run b/base/alpine/runit/backplane/run
deleted file mode 100755
index 0394912..0000000
--- a/base/alpine/runit/backplane/run
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-if [ -n "$BACKPLANE_TOKEN" ]
-then
-		/usr/bin/backplane connect
-else
-		sleep 999d
-fi