diff --git a/lib/container.js b/lib/container.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/container.js
+++ b/lib/container.js
@@ -28,11 +28,15 @@ module.exports = function(config, logger) {
    * out - ouput stream 
    * cb - complete callback
    */
+  /*
+   * commented out as it the blank-container does not need any
+   * specific building.
   var build = function build(mode, system, cdef, out, cb) {
     logger.info('building');
     out.stdout('building');
     cb(null, {});
   };
+ */
 
 
 
@@ -127,7 +131,6 @@ module.exports = function(config, logger) {
 
 
   return {
-    build: build,
     deploy: deploy,
     start: start,
     stop: stop,
Do not expose build, as it does nothing.