diff --git a/docker/supervisor.conf b/docker/supervisor.conf
index 6d1845d52..14d48b86b 100644
--- a/docker/supervisor.conf
+++ b/docker/supervisor.conf
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ logfile_maxbytes=10MB                            ; maximum size of logfile befor
 logfile_backups=100                              ; number of backed up logfiles
 loglevel=info                                   ; info, debug, warn, trace
 pidfile=/var/run/supervisord.pid                ; pidfile location
-user=root                                       ; default user
 childlogdir=/var/log/supervisor/                ; where child log files will live
 
 [supervisorctl]