diff --git a/docs/appendices/0.37.0-migration-guide.md b/docs/appendices/0.37.0-migration-guide.md
index c7a07eee8..bc7943389 100644
--- a/docs/appendices/0.37.0-migration-guide.md
+++ b/docs/appendices/0.37.0-migration-guide.md
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 ## Removals
 
-- Support for the `DOKKU_DOCKERFILE_CACHE_BUILD` environment variable has been removed. Use the `docker-options` plugin to set build arguments for your app instead.
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+- Support for the `DOKKU_DOCKERFILE_CACHE_BUILD` environment variable has been removed. Use the `docker-options` plugin to set build arguments for your app instead.
+- Support for the `DOKKU_DOCKER_BUILD_OPTS` environment variable has been removed. Use the `docker-options` plugin to set build arguments for your app instead.
diff --git a/docs/deployment/builders/dockerfiles.md b/docs/deployment/builders/dockerfiles.md
index a7a49b080..ec1b7b5ee 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/builders/dockerfiles.md
+++ b/docs/deployment/builders/dockerfiles.md
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ dokku config:set node-js-app DOKKU_DOCKERFILE_START_CMD="--harmony server.js"
 
 To tell Docker what to run.
 
-For more granular build control, you may also pass any `docker build` option to `docker`, by setting `$DOKKU_DOCKER_BUILD_OPTS`.
-
 ### Procfiles and multiple processes
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
diff --git a/plugins/builder-dockerfile/builder-build b/plugins/builder-dockerfile/builder-build
index 5916461f3..56852547c 100755
--- a/plugins/builder-dockerfile/builder-build
+++ b/plugins/builder-dockerfile/builder-build
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ trigger-builder-dockerfile-builder-build() {
   dokku_log_info1 "Building $APP from Dockerfile"
 
   local IMAGE=$(get_app_image_name "$APP")
-  local DOKKU_DOCKER_BUILD_OPTS=$(config_get "$APP" "DOKKU_DOCKER_BUILD_OPTS")
   local DOCKER_BUILD_LABEL_ARGS=("--label=dokku" "--label=org.label-schema.schema-version=1.0" "--label=org.label-schema.vendor=dokku" "--label=com.dokku.image-stage=build" "--label=com.dokku.builder-type=dockerfile" "--label=com.dokku.app-name=$APP")
 
   pushd "$SOURCECODE_WORK_DIR" &>/dev/null
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@ trigger-builder-dockerfile-builder-build() {
   done
 
   eval "$(config_export app "$APP")"
-  "$DOCKER_BIN" image build "${DOCKER_BUILD_LABEL_ARGS[@]}" "${DOCKERFILE_ARGS[@]}" ${DOKKU_DOCKER_BUILD_OPTS} --tag $IMAGE .
+  "$DOCKER_BIN" image build "${DOCKER_BUILD_LABEL_ARGS[@]}" "${DOCKERFILE_ARGS[@]}" --tag $IMAGE .
 
   plugn trigger ports-set-detected "$APP" "$(fn-builder-dockerfile-get-detect-port-map "$APP" "$IMAGE" "$SOURCECODE_WORK_DIR/Dockerfile")"
   if fn-plugn-trigger-exists "post-build-dockerfile"; then