diff --git a/etherpad_application_dockerfile b/etherpad_application_dockerfile
index f262e10..fe0c511 100644
--- a/etherpad_application_dockerfile
+++ b/etherpad_application_dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,2 @@
 ARG VERSION=1.8.0
 FROM etherpad/etherpad:${VERSION}
-
-USER root
-
-RUN chown -R etherpad:etherpad /opt/etherpad-lite \
-    && chmod -R 0777 /opt/etherpad-lite
-
-USER etherpad
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