diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a3829cf7c..7ac28d2d1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ FROM gcr.io/distroless/static-debian12
 COPY --from=build /src/rollout-operator/rollout-operator /bin/rollout-operator
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/rollout-operator" ]
 
-# Create rollout-operator user to run as non-root.
-RUN addgroup -g 10000 -S rollout-operator && \
-    adduser  -u 10000 -S rollout-operator -G rollout-operator
-USER rollout-operator:rollout-operator
-
 ARG revision
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="rollout-operator" \
       org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/grafana/rollout-operator" \
diff --git a/integration/mock-service/Dockerfile b/integration/mock-service/Dockerfile
index e2fb1b26c..50adb2a75 100644
--- a/integration/mock-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/integration/mock-service/Dockerfile
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ FROM gcr.io/distroless/static-debian12
 COPY       mock-service /bin/mock-service
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/mock-service" ]
 
-# Create mock-service user to run as non-root.
-RUN addgroup -g 10000 -S mock-service && \
-    adduser  -u 10000 -S mock-service -G mock-service
-USER mock-service:mock-service
-
 ARG revision
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="mock-service" \
       org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/grafana/rollout-operator/integration/mock-service" \