diff --git a/etcd/files/systemd/etcd.service b/etcd/files/systemd/etcd.service
index 6414481..9456f93 100644
--- a/etcd/files/systemd/etcd.service
+++ b/etcd/files/systemd/etcd.service
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 Environment=ETCD_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/etcd/default
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/%p
 Type=notify
-User=etcd
 PermissionsStartOnly=true
 #ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "GOMAXPROCS=$(nproc) /usr/bin/etcd $DAEMON_ARGS"
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/etcd $DAEMON_ARGS
diff --git a/etcd/server/service.sls b/etcd/server/service.sls
index 35de3f5..3a10146 100644
--- a/etcd/server/service.sls
+++ b/etcd/server/service.sls
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@
 {%- endif %}
 {%- endfor %}
 
-user_etcd:
-  user.present:
-    - name: etcd
-    - shell: /bin/false
-    - home: /var/lib/etcd
-    - gid_from_name: True
-
 /tmp/etcd:
   file.directory:
       - user: root