diff --git a/docker/lite/Dockerfile.mysql80 b/docker/lite/Dockerfile.mysql80
index 1d57b5fe07e..d66003eefbe 100644
--- a/docker/lite/Dockerfile.mysql80
+++ b/docker/lite/Dockerfile.mysql80
@@ -35,13 +35,18 @@ RUN make install PREFIX=/vt/install
 # Start over and build the final image.
 FROM debian:bullseye-slim
 
+# Install locale required for mysqlsh
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y locales \
+    && echo "en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8" > /etc/locale.gen \
+    && locale-gen en_US.UTF-8
+
 # Install dependencies
 COPY docker/lite/install_dependencies.sh /vt/dist/install_dependencies.sh
 RUN /vt/dist/install_dependencies.sh mysql80
 
 # Set up Vitess user and directory tree.
 RUN groupadd -r vitess && useradd -r -g vitess vitess
-RUN mkdir -p /vt/vtdataroot && chown -R vitess:vitess /vt
+RUN mkdir -p /vt/vtdataroot /home/vitess && chown -R vitess:vitess /vt /home/vitess
 
 # Set up Vitess environment (just enough to run pre-built Go binaries)
 ENV VTROOT /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess
diff --git a/docker/lite/Dockerfile~969e018d8d (adding new mysql shell backup engine (#16295)) b/docker/lite/Dockerfile~969e018d8d (adding new mysql shell backup engine (#16295))
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d2b90efda2..00000000000
--- a/docker/lite/Dockerfile~969e018d8d (adding new mysql shell backup engine (#16295))	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2019 The Vitess Authors.
-# 
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-# 
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-# 
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-FROM --platform=linux/amd64 golang:1.23.1-bullseye AS builder
-
-# Allows docker builds to set the BUILD_NUMBER
-ARG BUILD_NUMBER
-
-WORKDIR /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess
-
-# Create vitess user
-RUN groupadd -r vitess && useradd -r -g vitess vitess
-RUN mkdir -p /vt/vtdataroot /home/vitess
-RUN chown -R vitess:vitess /vt /home/vitess
-USER vitess
-
-# Re-copy sources from working tree.
-COPY --chown=vitess:vitess . /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess
-
-RUN make install PREFIX=/vt/install
-
-# Start over and build the final image.
-FROM --platform=linux/amd64 debian:bullseye-slim
-
-# Install locale required for mysqlsh
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y locales \
-    && echo "en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8" > /etc/locale.gen \
-    && locale-gen en_US.UTF-8
-
-# Install dependencies
-COPY docker/utils/install_dependencies.sh /vt/dist/install_dependencies.sh
-RUN /vt/dist/install_dependencies.sh mysql80
-
-# Set up Vitess user and directory tree.
-RUN groupadd -r vitess && useradd -r -g vitess vitess
-RUN mkdir -p /vt/vtdataroot /home/vitess && chown -R vitess:vitess /vt /home/vitess
-
-# Set up Vitess environment (just enough to run pre-built Go binaries)
-ENV VTROOT /vt
-ENV VTDATAROOT /vt/vtdataroot
-ENV PATH $VTROOT/bin:$PATH
-
-# Copy artifacts from builder layer.
-COPY --from=builder /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
-COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/install /vt
-COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/web/vtadmin /vt/web/vtadmin
-COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/config/init_db.sql /vt/config/
-COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/config/mycnf /vt/config/
-
-# Create mount point for actual data (e.g. MySQL data dir)
-VOLUME /vt/vtdataroot
-USER vitess