diff --git a/docker-compose/device-pcc.yml b/docker-compose/device-pcc.yml
index a7c6bad9d1edc07807864b986120f90662b0733a..73feab180ba03a8a6ae0abc11b89a460341fcf9a 100644
--- a/docker-compose/device-pcc.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/device-pcc.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ services:
         - ${TANGO_LOFAR_CONTAINER_MOUNT}
     environment:
       - TANGO_HOST=${TANGO_HOST}
-    user: ${CONTAINER_EXECUTION_UID}
     entrypoint:
       - /usr/local/bin/wait-for-it.sh
       - ${TANGO_HOST}
diff --git a/docker-compose/device-sdp.yml b/docker-compose/device-sdp.yml
index 653e0d61b8115ade7d1e3587096d6b10ab178377..fd98bfede32634c0ab380a0d2f4fe6fec0096267 100644
--- a/docker-compose/device-sdp.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/device-sdp.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ services:
         - ${TANGO_LOFAR_CONTAINER_MOUNT}
     environment:
       - TANGO_HOST=${TANGO_HOST}
-    user: ${CONTAINER_EXECUTION_UID}
     entrypoint:
       - /usr/local/bin/wait-for-it.sh
       - ${TANGO_HOST}
diff --git a/docker-compose/itango.yml b/docker-compose/itango.yml
index 4e1e20ed9f4d8bda0bf1fffa2850ba8d53c9eee1..d131d405371bc6ff7e59892587b2bd2aba9d1fd6 100644
--- a/docker-compose/itango.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/itango.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ services:
       - TANGO_HOST=${TANGO_HOST}
       - XAUTHORITY=${XAUTHORITY}
       - DISPLAY=${DISPLAY}
-    user: ${CONTAINER_EXECUTION_UID}
     stdin_open: true
     tty: true
     entrypoint: