diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index ca482f1a8a7aaf5ab0f3718823700f4aaf177db5..a3dbe4b2366028834ba908a36a3392f3e6245557 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-user www-data;
-
 events {
   worker_connections 768;
 }