diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 068970b9ab4..920bcff70fc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ ENV NODE_ENV=production
 COPY --from=build /prod/commonwealth /prod/commonwealth
 WORKDIR /prod/commonwealth
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl # Needed for heroku
-RUN adduser -D myuser
-USER myuser
 ENV PORT=$PORT
 CMD ["node", "--import=extensionless/register", "--enable-source-maps", "./build/server.js"]