diff --git a/docker/deluge.Dockerfile b/docker/deluge.Dockerfile
index e692d6541f..48eb9b5c07 100644
--- a/docker/deluge.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/deluge.Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # It's easier to use miniconda or we'll have to build python-boost manually.
 FROM continuumio/miniconda3:24.9.2-0
 
-ARG UID=1000
-ARG GID=1000
-
 ENV DELUGE_APP=/opt/deluge
 ENV DELUGE_CONFIG_DIR=/var/lib/deluge
 ENV DELUGE_DOWNLOAD_DIR=${DELUGE_CONFIG_DIR}/downloads
@@ -17,11 +14,6 @@ ENV DELUGE_DAEMON_PASSWORD=password
 ENV DELUGE_LOG_LEVEL=debug
 
 RUN mkdir -p ${DELUGE_APP} ${DELUGE_CONFIG_DIR}
-RUN groupadd -g ${GID} deluge_user \
-    && useradd -u ${UID} -g ${GID} -s /bin/bash -m deluge_user \
-    && chown -R deluge_user:deluge_user /var/lib/deluge /opt/deluge
-
-USER deluge_user
 WORKDIR ${DELUGE_APP}
 
 # SHELL modifies the shell form to a login shell so we
@@ -39,7 +31,7 @@ RUN conda install -y anaconda::py-boost\
     anaconda::gxx_linux-64\
     anaconda:openssl
 
-COPY --chown=deluge_user:deluge_user . ./
+COPY . ./
 
 RUN git submodule update --init --recursive &&\
     cd vendor/libtorrent/bindings/python &&\