diff --git a/php-nginx/8.3/Dockerfile b/php-nginx/8.3/Dockerfile
index 92608c6..ca0fca7 100644
--- a/php-nginx/8.3/Dockerfile
+++ b/php-nginx/8.3/Dockerfile
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ ENV NGINX_VERSION 1.25.3
 ENV PKG_RELEASE   1
 
 RUN set -x \
-# create nginx user/group first, to be consistent throughout docker variants
-    && addgroup -g 101 -S nginx \
-    && adduser -S -D -H -u 101 -h /var/cache/nginx -s /sbin/nologin -G nginx -g nginx nginx \
     && apkArch="$(cat /etc/apk/arch)" \
     && nginxPackages=" \
         nginx=${NGINX_VERSION}-r${PKG_RELEASE} \