diff --git a/dockers/docker-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-base/Dockerfile.j2
index 2aef59241b..c622e6a598 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 FROM debian:jessie
 
+## Remove retired jessie-updates repo
+RUN sed -i '/deb http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian jessie-updates main/d' /etc/apt/sources.list
+
 # Clean documentation in FROM image
 RUN find /usr/share/doc -depth \( -type f -o -type l \) ! -name copyright | xargs rm || true
 
@@ -28,12 +31,9 @@ RUN apt-get -y install \
     vim-tiny           \
     perl               \
     python             \
+    rsyslog            \
     less
 
-# Install a newer version of rsyslog from jessie-backports in hopes of
-# eliminating memory leaks
-RUN apt-get -y -t jessie-backports install rsyslog
-
 COPY ["etc/rsyslog.conf", "/etc/rsyslog.conf"]
 COPY ["etc/rsyslog.d/*", "/etc/rsyslog.d/"]
 COPY ["root/.vimrc", "/root/.vimrc"]
diff --git a/dockers/docker-base/sources.list b/dockers/docker-base/sources.list
index 7121d6fd8c..2ed195cff4 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-base/sources.list
+++ b/dockers/docker-base/sources.list
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ deb http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian/ jessie main contrib non-fre
 deb-src http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
 deb http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian-security/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
 deb-src http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian-security/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
-deb http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian/ jessie-backports main contrib non-free
diff --git a/dockers/docker-ptf/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-ptf/Dockerfile.j2
index 89460f0798..cfa7989674 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-ptf/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-ptf/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ FROM debian:jessie
 
 MAINTAINER Pavel Shirshov
 
+## Remove retired jessie-updates repo
+RUN sed -i '/deb http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian jessie-updates main/d' /etc/apt/sources.list
+
 ## Copy dependencies
 COPY \
 {% for deb in docker_ptf_debs.split(' ') -%}
diff --git a/sonic-slave/Dockerfile b/sonic-slave/Dockerfile
index a0eedb0937..80f669899a 100644
--- a/sonic-slave/Dockerfile
+++ b/sonic-slave/Dockerfile
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ FROM debian:jessie
 
 MAINTAINER johnar@microsoft.com
 
+## Remove retired jessie-updates repo
+RUN sed -i '/deb http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian jessie-updates main/d' /etc/apt/sources.list
+
 RUN echo "deb http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list && \
         echo "deb-src http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list && \
         echo "deb http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian-security/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list && \
-        echo "deb-src http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian-security/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list && \
-        echo "deb http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian/ jessie-backports main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
+        echo "deb-src http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian-security/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
 
 ## Make apt-get non-interactive
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive