diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a5f450d19b..29cdc80f96 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,11 +12,5 @@ FROM alpine:latest
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates
 COPY --from=builder /go-ethereum/build/bin/geth /usr/local/bin/
 
-RUN addgroup -g 1000 geth && \
-    adduser -h /root -D -u 1000 -G geth geth && \
-    chown geth:geth /root
-
-USER geth
-
 EXPOSE 8545 8546 30303 30303/udp 30304/udp
 ENTRYPOINT ["geth"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile.alltools b/Dockerfile.alltools
index 2175edbcb7..1047738d25 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.alltools
+++ b/Dockerfile.alltools
@@ -12,10 +12,4 @@ FROM alpine:latest
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates
 COPY --from=builder /go-ethereum/build/bin/* /usr/local/bin/
 
-RUN addgroup -g 1000 geth && \
-    adduser -h /root -D -u 1000 -G geth geth \
-    chown geth:geth /root
-
-USER geth
-
 EXPOSE 8545 8546 30303 30303/udp 30304/udp