diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 49999234..a9bbce92 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ RUN --mount=target=. \
     go build -v -ldflags="${FLAGS}" -trimpath -o /out/ ./cmd/...
 
 #
-# The dendrite base image; mainly creates a user and switches to it
+# The dendrite base image
 #
 FROM alpine:latest AS dendrite-base
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="Next-generation Matrix homeserver written in Go"
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.licenses="Apache-2.0"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.documentation="https://matrix-org.github.io/dendrite/"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.vendor="The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C."
-RUN addgroup dendrite && adduser dendrite -G dendrite -u 1337 -D
-USER dendrite
 
 #
 # Builds the polylith image and only contains the polylith binary