diff --git a/prometheus/alertmanager.sls b/prometheus/alertmanager.sls
index 00902e4..0031863 100644
--- a/prometheus/alertmanager.sls
+++ b/prometheus/alertmanager.sls
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@
   file.directory:
     - makedirs: True
 
-# prometheus user is available inside docker container not on docker host
-# in dockerfile for alertmanager we ensure that it will have 999 uid
 {{alertmanager.dir.data}}:
   file.directory:
     - makedirs: True
     - mode: 755
-    - user: {{alertmanager.user}}
 
 {{alertmanager.dir.config}}/alertmanager.yml:
   file.managed:
diff --git a/prometheus/map.jinja b/prometheus/map.jinja
index 1819231..c9aadce 100644
--- a/prometheus/map.jinja
+++ b/prometheus/map.jinja
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 {% set server = salt['grains.filter_by']({
-    'default': {
-        'user': '999',
-    },
 }, merge=salt['pillar.get']('prometheus:server')) %}
 
 {% set alertmanager = salt['grains.filter_by']({
-    'default': {
-        'user': '999',
-    },
 }, merge=salt['pillar.get']('prometheus:alertmanager')) %}
diff --git a/prometheus/server.sls b/prometheus/server.sls
index 9aeb00c..d790553 100644
--- a/prometheus/server.sls
+++ b/prometheus/server.sls
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@
   file.directory:
     - makedirs: True
 
-# prometheus user is available inside docker container not on docker host
-# in dockerfile for prometheus we ensure that it will have 999 uid
 {{server.dir.data}}:
   file.directory:
     - makedirs: True
     - mode: 755
-    - user: {{server.user}}
 
 {{server.dir.config}}/prometheus.yml:
   file.managed: