diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.service.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.service.j2
index 39492534e..38360c8df 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.service.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.service.j2
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Wants={{ container_manager }}.service
 {% endif %}
 
 [Service]
-User=root
 EnvironmentFile=-{{ kube_config_dir }}/kubelet.env
 ExecStart={{ bin_dir }}/kubelet \
 		$KUBE_LOGTOSTDERR \