diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index dc7836e0..d2a4ba13 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 # base image
 FROM pelias/baseimage
-RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash pelias
 USER pelias
 
-# maintainer information
-LABEL maintainer="pelias.team@gmail.com"
-
 # Where the app is built and run inside the docker fs
 ENV WORK=/home/pelias
 WORKDIR ${WORK}