diff --git a/debian/pfwb-archives-proxy.postinst b/debian/pfwb-archives-proxy.postinst
index 8c14304..1c35a48 100644
--- a/debian/pfwb-archives-proxy.postinst
+++ b/debian/pfwb-archives-proxy.postinst
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ case "$1" in
         --no-create-home --home /var/lib/$NAME \
         --gecos "$NAME user" --group $USER
     fi
-    # ensure dirs ownership
-    chown $USER:$GROUP /var/lib/$NAME/collectstatic
     # create a secret file
     SECRET_FILE=$CONFIG_DIR/secret
     if [ ! -f $SECRET_FILE ]; then