diff --git a/crates/kr/src/launch.rs b/crates/kr/src/launch.rs
index 3895e16..37cbc63 100644
--- a/crates/kr/src/launch.rs
+++ b/crates/kr/src/launch.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ struct SystemdService {
     description: String,
     bin_path: String,
     bin_name: String,
-    current_user: String,
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ impl From<Daemon> for SystemdService {
             bin_name: d.bin_name,
             bin_path: d.bin_path,
             description: env!("CARGO_PKG_DESCRIPTION").to_string(),
-            current_user: whoami::username(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/kr/templates/linux/systemd.service b/crates/kr/templates/linux/systemd.service
index 3bbcc0e..843f458 100644
--- a/crates/kr/templates/linux/systemd.service
+++ b/crates/kr/templates/linux/systemd.service
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ Description={{bin_name}}
 [Service]
 ExecStart={{bin_path}} start
 Restart=on-failure
-User={{current_user}}
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=default.target