diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/message-tagging-service/templates/deployment.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/message-tagging-service/templates/deployment.yml
index e0a6e17147..1ee3b0aa58 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/message-tagging-service/templates/deployment.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/message-tagging-service/templates/deployment.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: mts
         image: quay.io/factory2/message-tagging-service:{{ quay_tag }}
-        env:
-        - name: USER
-          value: "mts"
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
         volumeMounts: