diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6550c6a6b1..3c91e3d039 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 UPGRADE NOTES:
 
+* Using the `ghcr.io/opentofu/opentofu` image as a base image for custom images is no longer supported. Please see https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/install/docker/ for instructions on building your own image.
+
 NEW FEATURES:
 
 - New builtin provider functions added ([#2306](https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/pull/2306)) :
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ed3f73f2e2..f95bb19c85 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,32 +13,12 @@ COPY tofu /usr/local/bin/tofu
 
 ONBUILD RUN echo -e "\033[1;33mWARNING! PLEASE READ!\033[0m" >&2 \
             && echo -e "\033[1;33mPlease read carefully: you are using the OpenTofu image as a base image\033[0m" >&2 \
-            && echo -e "\033[1;33mfor your own builds. This image is only intended as a command line tool\033[0m" >&2 \
-            && echo -e "\033[1;33mand not as general-purpose base image. It is not safe to use to build\033[0m" >&2 \
-            && echo -e "\033[1;33mservices on top of because we don't regularly ship updates to all\033[0m" >&2 \
-            && echo -e "\033[1;33mpackages in this image, which would be required for a secure base\033[0m" >&2 \
-            && echo -e "\033[1;33mimage.\033[0m" >&2 \
-            && echo -e "\033[1;33m\033[0m" >&2 \
-            && echo -e "\033[1;33mStarting with OpenTofu 1.10, this image will refuse to build if used\033[0m" >&2 \
-            && echo -e "\033[1;33mas a base image. Please follow the instructions at\033[0m" >&2 \
+            && echo -e "\033[1;33mfor your own builds. This is no longer supported as of OpenTofu 1.10.\033[0m" >&2 \
+            && echo -e "\033[1;33mPlease follow the instructions at\033[0m" >&2 \
             && echo -e "\033[1;33m https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/install/docker/ to build your own\033[0m" >&2 \
             && echo -e "\033[1;33mimage. See https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/issues/1931 for details\033[0m" >&2 \
             && echo -e "\033[1;33mon this decision.\033[0m" >&2
 
-ONBUILD RUN # WARNING! PLEASE READ!
-ONBUILD RUN # Please read carefully: you are using the OpenTofu image as a base image
-ONBUILD RUN # for your own builds. This image is only intended as a command line tool
-ONBUILD RUN # and not as general-purpose base image. It is not safe to use to build
-ONBUILD RUN # services on top of because we don't regularly ship updates to all
-ONBUILD RUN # packages in this image, which would be required for a secure base
-ONBUILD RUN # image.
-ONBUILD RUN # Starting with OpenTofu 1.10, this image will refuse to build if used
-ONBUILD RUN # as a base image. Please follow the instructions at
-ONBUILD RUN # https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/install/docker/ to build your own
-ONBUILD RUN # image. See https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/issues/1931 for details
-ONBUILD RUN # on this decision.
-
-# This sleep is here to hopefully catch people's attention due to increased build times.
-ONBUILD RUN sleep 120
+ONBUILD RUN exit 1
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/tofu"]