diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 9ff0b7f..ae067f7 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -103,10 +103,6 @@ fi
 
 # Install systemd service for act_runner
 if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    if ! id -u root >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        useradd --system --home-dir /var/lib/act_runner --shell /usr/sbin/nologin root
-    fi
-
     mkdir -p /var/lib/act_runner /etc/act_runner
     chown -R root:root /var/lib/act_runner /etc/act_runner