diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 49c1bcb60..866bf276b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,10 +14,4 @@ EXPOSE 3000
 # Copy application files
 COPY ./build .
 
-# Run the container under "node" user by default
-USER node
-
-# Set NODE_ENV env variable to "production" for faster expressjs
-ENV NODE_ENV production
-
 CMD [ "node", "server.js" ]