diff --git a/importers/nginx.sh b/importers/nginx.sh
index 2c0688cd0a8ff268465fe3507145a084928a8ad3..ac46b0e74c762d1f29c5610e440aebd556e0c3a7 100755
--- a/importers/nginx.sh
+++ b/importers/nginx.sh
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@
 if [ ! -d "/data/per-user/$USER/nginx/data" ]; then
   mkdir -p /data/per-user/$USER/nginx/data/www-content
   echo Hello $USER > /data/per-user/$USER/nginx/data/www-content/index.html
-  touch /data/per-user/$USER/nginx/.env
 fi
diff --git a/unit-files/nginx@.service b/unit-files/nginx@.service
index b04ad697a247ce838c11f00f075bf635ef369697..7040eb381ae420ee2e361a695bd388feb676ddd3 100644
--- a/unit-files/nginx@.service
+++ b/unit-files/nginx@.service
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/docker rm %p-%i
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker run\
 --name %p-%i\
 -v /data/per-user/%i/%p/data/www-content:/app\
---env-file /data/per-user/%i/%p/.env\
 indiehosters/nginx
 ExecReload=/usr/bin/docker restart %p-%i
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/docker stop %p-%i