diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0b182b27..76940ec4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,13 +4,8 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache postgresql-libs gettext zlib libjpeg libxml2-dev libxslt-
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 EXPOSE 8080
 
-# Don't run container as root
-RUN adduser -D recipes
-
 RUN mkdir /opt/recipes
-RUN chown recipes:recipes /opt/recipes
 WORKDIR /opt/recipes
-COPY --chown=recipes:recipes . ./
 RUN chmod +x boot.sh setup.sh
 RUN ln -s /opt/recipes/setup.sh /usr/local/bin/createsuperuser
 
@@ -19,5 +14,4 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache --virtual .build-deps gcc musl-dev postgresql-dev zlib-de
     venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt --no-cache-dir &&\
     apk --purge del .build-deps
 
-USER recipes
 ENTRYPOINT ["/opt/recipes/boot.sh"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/boot.sh b/boot.sh
index e1dc8f31..0605d78d 100644
--- a/boot.sh
+++ b/boot.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-
-# Change ownership if needed
-if [ ! -n "$(find staticfiles -user "$(id -u)" -print -prune -o -prune)" ]
-then
-    echo "Changing ownership of staticfiles"
-    chown -R recipes:recipes staticfiles
-fi
-if [ ! -n "$(find mediafiles -user "$(id -u)" -print -prune -o -prune)" ]
-then
-    echo "Changing ownership of mediafiles"
-    chown -R recipes:recipes mediafiles
-fi
-
 source venv/bin/activate
 
 echo "Updating database"