diff --git a/src/Stack/Docker.hs b/src/Stack/Docker.hs
index 4b5763690a..29f423df78 100644
--- a/src/Stack/Docker.hs
+++ b/src/Stack/Docker.hs
@@ -707,8 +707,8 @@ entrypoint config@Config{..} DockerEntrypoint{..} = do
         User.getUserEntryForName stackUserName
       -- Switch UID/GID if needed, and update user's home directory
       case deUidGid of
-        Nothing -> updateRootUser envOverride homeDir
-        Just (0,_) -> updateRootUser envOverride homeDir
+        Nothing -> return ()
+        Just (0,_) -> return ()
         Just (uid,gid) -> updateOrCreateStackUser envOverride estackUserEntry0 homeDir uid gid
       case estackUserEntry0 of
         Left _ -> return ()
@@ -744,13 +744,6 @@ entrypoint config@Config{..} DockerEntrypoint{..} = do
                     copyFile srcIndex destIndex
     return True
   where
-    updateRootUser envOverride homeDir = do
-      -- Adjust the 'root' user's home directory to match HOME environment variable,
-      -- when running as root or no UID/GID provided
-      readProcessNull Nothing envOverride "usermod"
-        ["-o"
-        ,"--home",toFilePathNoTrailingSep homeDir
-        ,rootUserName]
     updateOrCreateStackUser envOverride estackUserEntry homeDir uid gid = do
       case estackUserEntry of
         Left _ -> do
@@ -781,7 +774,6 @@ entrypoint config@Config{..} DockerEntrypoint{..} = do
         User.setGroupID gid
         User.setUserID uid
     stackUserName = "stack"::String
-    rootUserName = "root"::String
 
 -- | MVar used to ensure the Docker entrypoint is performed exactly once
 entrypointMVar :: MVar Bool