diff --git a/k8s/deployments.yaml b/k8s/deployments.yaml
index 83d9f9ae..fbdaf1d4 100644
--- a/k8s/deployments.yaml
+++ b/k8s/deployments.yaml
@@ -14,16 +14,6 @@ spec:
     spec:
       imagePullSecrets:
         - name: registry-auth
-      initContainers:
-        - name: init-dir
-          image: alpine:latest
-          command:
-            - chown
-            - 1001:1001
-            - /app/cache
-          volumeMounts:
-          - name: cache
-            mountPath: "/app/cache"
       containers:
         - name: web
           image: registry.k8s.astropenguin.net/astrojs:IMAGE_TAG