diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d43408f..3880965 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -46,8 +46,5 @@ ENV OMPI_ALLOW_RUN_AS_ROOT=1
 ENV OMPI_ALLOW_RUN_AS_ROOT_CONFIRM=1
 ENV OMPI_MCA_routed=direct
 
-# Create a new user 'ec2-user' for non-root operations
-RUN useradd -m ec2-user
-USER ec2-user
 EXPOSE 22
 CMD ["/usr/sbin/sshd", "-D"]
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