diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5e135de74b32810f5d5495e19f49772f4c31f3c2..f6639658f0c4124c15801541be00066aaa9d9b14 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Makefile.packaging.distro_targets
 repositories
 manual-download
 .docker-image-*
-qemu-static
 
 # QtCreator
 /build-*
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fed2e066cc7f6b260703003c38827d41452a6dd8..34fbdef151918d02cbb13296a6b4987f6f1027e4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -121,4 +121,3 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf packages
 	rm -f Makefile.packaging.distro_targets
 	rm -f .docker-image-*
-	rm -fr qemu-static
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile_debian_10_arm64 b/docker/Dockerfile_debian_10_arm64
index 77c9e711c61440d816f725a06283ebe107f06a15..0a1024efc7f9c495f82f886432685ecf73551cf5 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile_debian_10_arm64
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile_debian_10_arm64
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 FROM arm64v8/debian:buster
 
-# FIXME: dirty qemu-static hack required because our Jenkins node runs Docker 17
-# Remove next line as soon as we get Docker 18 +
-COPY qemu-static/qemu-aarch64-static /usr/bin/qemu-aarch64-static
-
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
 
 RUN apt-get clean
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile_debian_10_armhf b/docker/Dockerfile_debian_10_armhf
index e1d12e5efd584fbe3c83be4bab2dd249fda599b6..a6e8f8c66a106fac9b843dd96b58d89644f2fe37 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile_debian_10_armhf
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile_debian_10_armhf
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 FROM arm32v7/debian:buster
 
-# FIXME: dirty qemu-static hack required because our Jenkins node runs Docker 17
-# Remove next line as soon as we get Docker 18 +
-COPY qemu-static/qemu-arm-static /usr/bin/qemu-arm-static
-
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
 
 RUN apt-get clean
diff --git a/scripts/make-packaging-target.py b/scripts/make-packaging-target.py
index 29ccf395738b633337942eae23b19d96b93fe742..1bd31819bcdd403a3a311a0f74077b81bdecc2fa 100755
--- a/scripts/make-packaging-target.py
+++ b/scripts/make-packaging-target.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ target_template = """\
 PACKAGE_%(distribution)s_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:=jami-packaging-%(distribution)s$(RING_PACKAGING_IMAGE_SUFFIX)
 PACKAGE_%(distribution)s_DOCKER_IMAGE_FILE:=.docker-image-$(PACKAGE_%(distribution)s_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME)
 DOCKER_EXTRA_ARGS =
-QEMU_STATIC_%(distribution)s = %(qemu_static)s
+
 
 PACKAGE_%(distribution)s_DOCKER_RUN_COMMAND = docker run \\
     --rm \\
@@ -54,12 +54,7 @@ PACKAGE_%(distribution)s_DOCKER_RUN_COMMAND = docker run \\
     -t $(DOCKER_EXTRA_ARGS) %(options)s \\
     $(PACKAGE_%(distribution)s_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME)
 
-# FIXME: dirty qemu-static hack required because our Jenkis node runs Docker 17
-# Remove all the qemu-static / QEMU-STATIC stuff as soon as we get Docker 18 +
-QEMU_STATIC_%(distribution)s:
-	if [ ! -z $(QEMU_STATIC_%(distribution)s) ]; then mkdir -p qemu-static && cp -af /usr/bin/$(QEMU_STATIC_%(distribution)s) qemu-static/; fi
-
-$(PACKAGE_%(distribution)s_DOCKER_IMAGE_FILE): QEMU_STATIC_%(distribution)s docker/Dockerfile_%(docker_image)s
+$(PACKAGE_%(distribution)s_DOCKER_IMAGE_FILE): docker/Dockerfile_%(docker_image)s
 	docker build \\
         -t $(PACKAGE_%(distribution)s_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME) \\
         -f docker/Dockerfile_%(docker_image)s %(password_rhel8)s \\
@@ -84,7 +79,7 @@ package-%(distribution)s-interactive: $(RELEASE_TARBALL_FILENAME) packages/%(dis
 """
 
 
-def generate_target(distribution, debian_packaging_override, output_file, options='', docker_image='', version='', qemu_static='', password_rhel8 = ''):
+def generate_target(distribution, debian_packaging_override, output_file, options='', docker_image='', version='', password_rhel8 = ''):
     if (docker_image == ''):
         docker_image = distribution
     if (docker_image == 'rhel_8'):
@@ -98,7 +93,6 @@ def generate_target(distribution, debian_packaging_override, output_file, option
         "output_file": output_file,
         "options": options,
         "version": version,
-        "qemu_static": qemu_static,
         "password_rhel8": password_rhel8,
     }
 
@@ -109,8 +103,7 @@ def run_generate(parsed_args):
                           parsed_args.output_file,
                           parsed_args.options,
                           parsed_args.docker_image,
-                          parsed_args.version,
-                          parsed_args.qemu_static))
+                          parsed_args.version))
 
 
 def run_generate_all(parsed_args):
@@ -133,14 +126,12 @@ def run_generate_all(parsed_args):
             "debian_packaging_override": "",
             "output_file": "$(DEBIAN_DSC_FILENAME)",
             "options": "--privileged --security-opt apparmor=docker-default",
-            "qemu_static": 'qemu-arm-static',
         },
         {
             "distribution": "debian_10_arm64",
             "debian_packaging_override": "",
             "output_file": "$(DEBIAN_DSC_FILENAME)",
-            "options": "--privileged --security-opt apparmor=docker-default",
-            "qemu_static": 'qemu-aarch64-static',
+            "options": "--privileged --security-opt apparmor=docker-default"
         },
         {
             "distribution": "debian_10_oci",
@@ -164,8 +155,7 @@ def run_generate_all(parsed_args):
             "debian_packaging_override": "",
             "output_file": "$(DEBIAN_DSC_FILENAME)",
             "options": "-e OVERRIDE_PACKAGING_DIR=$(DEBIAN_OCI_PKG_DIR) --privileged --security-opt apparmor=docker-default",
-            "version": "$(DEBIAN_OCI_VERSION)",
-            "qemu_static": 'qemu-arm-static',
+            "version": "$(DEBIAN_OCI_VERSION)"
         },
         {
             "distribution": "debian_10_arm64_oci",
@@ -173,8 +163,7 @@ def run_generate_all(parsed_args):
             "debian_packaging_override": "",
             "output_file": "$(DEBIAN_DSC_FILENAME)",
             "options": "-e OVERRIDE_PACKAGING_DIR=$(DEBIAN_OCI_PKG_DIR) --privileged --security-opt apparmor=docker-default",
-            "version": "$(DEBIAN_OCI_VERSION)",
-            "qemu_static": 'qemu-aarch64-static',
+            "version": "$(DEBIAN_OCI_VERSION)"
         },
         # Raspbian
         {
@@ -315,7 +304,6 @@ def parse_args():
     ap.add_argument('--options', default='')
     ap.add_argument('--docker_image', default='')
     ap.add_argument('--version', default='')
-    ap.add_argument('--qemu_static', default='')
 
     parsed_args = ap.parse_args()