diff --git a/containers/xos/pip_requirements.txt b/containers/xos/pip_requirements.txt
index 8032632..4e65d35 100644
--- a/containers/xos/pip_requirements.txt
+++ b/containers/xos/pip_requirements.txt
@@ -38,10 +38,8 @@
 djangorestframework==3.7.7
 dnslib==0.9.6
 docutils==0.13.1
-docker-compose==1.9.0
 docker-py==1.10.6
 docker_pycreds==0.2.1
-dockerpty==0.4.1
 docopt==0.6.2
 dogpile.cache==0.6.2
 enum34==1.1.6
diff --git a/xos/coreapi/core_main.py b/xos/coreapi/core_main.py
index 2138e75..2de425a 100644
--- a/xos/coreapi/core_main.py
+++ b/xos/coreapi/core_main.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import sys
 import time
 
-from grpc_server import XOSGrpcServer, restart_related_containers
+from grpc_server import XOSGrpcServer
 
 from xosconfig import Config
 from multistructlog import create_logger
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@
         log.warning("Skipping reaper as django is not initialized")
         reaper = None
 
-    restart_related_containers()
-
     log.info("XOS core entering wait loop")
     _ONE_DAY_IN_SECONDS = 60 * 60 * 24
     try:
diff --git a/xos/coreapi/grpc_server.py b/xos/coreapi/grpc_server.py
index 6966934..64dea89 100644
--- a/xos/coreapi/grpc_server.py
+++ b/xos/coreapi/grpc_server.py
@@ -197,29 +197,6 @@
         self.delayed_shutdown_timer = threading.Timer(seconds, self.stop_and_exit)
         self.delayed_shutdown_timer.start()
 
-def restart_docker_container(name):
-    import docker
-
-    def find_container(client, search_name):
-        for c in client.containers():
-            for c_name in c["Names"]:
-                if (search_name in c_name):
-                    return c
-        return None
-
-    client=docker.from_env()
-    container = find_container(client, name)
-    if container:
-        try:
-            # the first attempt always fails with 404 error
-            # docker-py bug?
-            client.restart(container["Names"][0])
-        except:
-            client.restart(container["Names"][0])
-
-def restart_related_containers():
-    # TODO: remove once Tosca container is able to react internally
-    restart_docker_container("xos_tosca_1")