diff --git a/debian/freedombox.postrm b/debian/freedombox.postrm
index 244f5736e..6e535c19e 100755
--- a/debian/freedombox.postrm
+++ b/debian/freedombox.postrm
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ set -e
 
 case "$1" in
 purge)
-    deluser --system --quiet plinth || true
     rm -rf /var/lib/plinth
 
     # Remove legacy directory too