diff --git a/containers/getmail/default.nix b/containers/getmail/default.nix
index c8910b9..abba010 100644
--- a/containers/getmail/default.nix
+++ b/containers/getmail/default.nix
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ nglib.makeSystem {
               ''
                 export PATH=${with pkgs; lib.makeBinPath [ jq busybox runit bash getmail6-fixed maildrop-fixed ]}:${pkgs.opensmtpd}/libexec/opensmtpd:$PATH
 
-                chown vmail:vmail -R /getmail.d
-
                 set -m
 
                 for rcfile in /mail-configuration/getmail.d/*.rc