diff --git a/utils/docker/docker-compose_son-emu.yml b/utils/docker/docker-compose_son-emu.yml
deleted file mode 100755
index 4e39e32..0000000
--- a/utils/docker/docker-compose_son-emu.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-version: '2'
-services:
-
-  son-emu:
-    image: registry.sonata-nfv.eu:5000/son-emu
-    container_name: son-emu
-    volumes:
-     - "/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock"
-    network_mode: "host"
-    pid: "host"
-    privileged: true
-    ports:
-     #REST api
-     - "5001:5001"
-    entrypoint: 
-     - "/son-emu/utils/ci/entrypoint_docker-compose.sh"
-    command: [python, src/emuvim/examples/son-monitor_default_topo.py]
-
-
diff --git a/utils/docker/entrypoint_docker-compose.sh b/utils/docker/entrypoint_docker-compose.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 421444e..0000000
--- a/utils/docker/entrypoint_docker-compose.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/bash -e
-
-# docker stop trap signals
-# https://medium.com/@gchudnov/trapping-signals-in-docker-containers-7a57fdda7d86#.5d6q01x7q
-
-pid=0
-command=""
-term_recvd=0
-
-# send SIGTERM also to the executed command in the docker container (the containernet topology)
-# SIGTERM-handler
-function term_handler() { 
-  echo $command	
-  pid=$(pgrep -f "$command" | sed -n 1p)
-
-  pid="$!"
-  # avoid that the process triggers its own handler by sending sigterm
-  if [ $pid -ne 0 ] && [ $term_recvd -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "sigterm received"
-    echo $pid	
-    term_recvd=1
-    kill -SIGTERM "$pid"  
-  fi
-
-  wait "$pid"
-
-  # do some manual cleanup
-  # remove all containers started by son-emu
-  docker ps -a -q --filter="name=mn.*" | xargs -r docker rm -f
-  # cleanup remaining mininet
-  mn -c
-
-  sleep 5
-  exit 143; # 128 + 15 -- SIGTERM
-}
-
-# setup handlers
-# on callback, kill the last background process, which is `tail -f /dev/null` and execute the specified handler
-trap 'term_handler' SIGTERM
-
-
-service openvswitch-switch start
-
-if [ ! -S /var/run/docker.sock ]; then
-    echo 'Error: the Docker socket file "/var/run/docker.sock" was not found. It should be mounted as a volume.'
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# this cannot be done from the Dockerfile since we have the socket not mounted during build
-echo 'Pulling the "ubuntu:trusty" image ... please wait'
-docker pull 'ubuntu:trusty'
-
-echo "Welcome to Containernet running within a Docker container ..."
-
-if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
-    exec /bin/bash
-else
-    #remember command to send it also the SIGTERM via the handler
-    command=$*
-    echo $command	
-    exec $* &
-    # wait indefinetely
-    while true
-    do
-      sleep 1
-    done
-    echo "done"
-fi