diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_openmpi-psmp b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_openmpi-psmp
index b825df1699..472258b0bd 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_openmpi-psmp
+++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_openmpi-psmp
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ RUN /bin/bash -o pipefail -c "source ./make_cp2k.sh -cv psmp -gv 13 -mpi openmpi
 FROM "${BASE_IMAGE}" AS install_cp2k
 
 RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends \
-    findutils \
     g++ g++-13 gcc gcc-13 gfortran gfortran-13 \
     python3 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp
index 98469fe0fb..e852a77569 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp
+++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ RUN /bin/bash -o pipefail -c "source ./make_cp2k.sh -cv psmp -gv 13 -mpi mpich"
 FROM "${BASE_IMAGE}" AS install_cp2k
 
 RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends \
-    findutils \
     g++ g++-13 gcc gcc-13 gfortran gfortran-13 \
     python3 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-4x2 b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-4x2
index c6b24771e2..e480c2dd87 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-4x2
+++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-4x2
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ RUN /bin/bash -o pipefail -c "source ./make_cp2k.sh -cv psmp -gv 13 -mpi mpich"
 FROM "${BASE_IMAGE}" AS install_cp2k
 
 RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends \
-    findutils \
     g++ g++-13 gcc gcc-13 gfortran gfortran-13 \
     python3 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc10 b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc10
index 3a95be7bc7..ade4517ea1 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc10
+++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc10
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ RUN /bin/bash -o pipefail -c "source ./make_cp2k.sh -cv psmp -gv 10 -mpi mpich"
 FROM "${BASE_IMAGE}" AS install_cp2k
 
 RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends \
-    findutils \
     g++ g++-10 gcc gcc-10 gfortran gfortran-10 \
     python3 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc11 b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc11
index 506d6014b9..a2820b2c49 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc11
+++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc11
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ RUN /bin/bash -o pipefail -c "source ./make_cp2k.sh -cv psmp -gv 11 -mpi mpich"
 FROM "${BASE_IMAGE}" AS install_cp2k
 
 RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends \
-    findutils \
     g++ g++-11 gcc gcc-11 gfortran gfortran-11 \
     python3 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc12 b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc12
index 5d235b329b..4dd8a96790 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc12
+++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc12
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ RUN /bin/bash -o pipefail -c "source ./make_cp2k.sh -cv psmp -gv 12 -mpi mpich"
 FROM "${BASE_IMAGE}" AS install_cp2k
 
 RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends \
-    findutils \
     g++ g++-12 gcc gcc-12 gfortran gfortran-12 \
     python3 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc14 b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc14
index 64f42f0bb5..d2a3ae458a 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc14
+++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc14
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ RUN /bin/bash -o pipefail -c "source ./make_cp2k.sh -cv psmp -gv 14 -mpi mpich"
 FROM "${BASE_IMAGE}" AS install_cp2k
 
 RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends \
-    findutils \
     g++ g++-14 gcc gcc-14 gfortran gfortran-14 \
     python3 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc15 b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc15
index dc8573b907..761ba78b12 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc15
+++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_psmp-gcc15
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ RUN /bin/bash -o pipefail -c "source ./make_cp2k.sh -cv psmp -gv 15 -mpi mpich"
 FROM "${BASE_IMAGE}" AS install_cp2k
 
 RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends \
-    findutils \
     g++ gcc gfortran \
     python3 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_ssmp b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_ssmp
index 5323b04d48..c595017526 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_ssmp
+++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_ssmp
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ RUN /bin/bash -o pipefail -c "source ./make_cp2k.sh -cv ssmp -gv 13 -mpi no"
 FROM "${BASE_IMAGE}" AS install_cp2k
 
 RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends \
-    findutils \
     g++ g++-13 gcc gcc-13 gfortran gfortran-13 \
     python3 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_ssmp-static b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_ssmp-static
index 3d07a7deb2..2235aabe1f 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_ssmp-static
+++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack_ssmp-static
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ RUN /bin/bash -o pipefail -c "source ./make_cp2k.sh -cv ssmp-static -gv 14 -mpi
 FROM "${BASE_IMAGE}" AS install_cp2k
 
 RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends \
-    findutils \
     g++ gcc gfortran \
     python3 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/tools/docker/generate_dockerfiles.py b/tools/docker/generate_dockerfiles.py
index 811271b0e9..025d77a2ba 100755
--- a/tools/docker/generate_dockerfiles.py
+++ b/tools/docker/generate_dockerfiles.py
@@ -731,7 +731,6 @@ RUN dnf -qy install \
         elif base_image == "ubuntu:24.04":
             output += rf"""
 RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends \
-    findutils \
     {gcc_compilers} \
     python3 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*