diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 43750d6..48238ad 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ FROM base
 
 COPY --from=builder /$appname /$appname
 
-RUN mkdir -p /var/www/$appname \
-&& chown gen3:gen3 /var/www/$appname
-
 # Switch to non-root user 'gen3' for the serving process
 USER gen3