diff --git a/templates/eclipse-che-single/0/docker-compose.yml b/templates/eclipse-che-single/0/docker-compose.yml
index d48204d..d843636 100644
--- a/templates/eclipse-che-single/0/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/templates/eclipse-che-single/0/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ services:
     environment:
       - CHE_HOST=${HOST_IP}
       - CHE_PORT=${CHE_PORT}
-      - CHE_USER=${UID_GID}
     labels:
       io.rancher.scheduler.affinity:host_label: ${LABEL_KEY_VALUE}
       io.rancher.container.hostname_override: eclipse-che
diff --git a/templates/eclipse-che-single/0/rancher-compose.yml b/templates/eclipse-che-single/0/rancher-compose.yml
index 1a614d0..fb068b8 100644
--- a/templates/eclipse-che-single/0/rancher-compose.yml
+++ b/templates/eclipse-che-single/0/rancher-compose.yml
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ catalog:
       default: "8080"
       required: true
       type: string
-    - variable: "UID_GID"
-      label: "UID:GID"
-      description: |
-        The User ID and Group ID that Eclipse Che should run as
-      default: "1000:1000"
-      required: true
-      type: string
     - variable: "STORAGE_BASE_DIR"
       label: "Base Storage Directory"
       description: |