diff --git a/docker/add-user.sh b/docker/add-user.sh
index 7145a5e..e53ffdc 100755
--- a/docker/add-user.sh
+++ b/docker/add-user.sh
@@ -30,11 +30,7 @@ ENCPASS=$(doveadm pw -u "${EMAIL}" -p "${PASSWORD}")
 # Edit dovecot users: remove user if it exits.
 mkdir -p /data/dovecot
 touch /data/dovecot/users
-if grep -q "^${EMAIL}:" /data/dovecot/users; then
-	cp /data/dovecot/users /data/dovecot/users.old
-	grep -v "^${EMAIL}:" /data/dovecot/users.old \
-		> /data/dovecot/users
-fi
+sed -i "/^${EMAIL}/d" /data/dovecot/users
 
 # Edit dovecot users: add user.
 echo "${EMAIL}:${ENCPASS}::::" >> /data/dovecot/users