diff --git a/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix b/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
index 81d5d04fa5e..cd21a1609c9 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ in
       headphones = 266;
       couchpotato = 267;
       gogs = 268;
-      pdns-recursor = 269;
+      #pdns-recursor = 269; # dynamically allocated as of 2020-20-18
       #kresd = 270; # switched to "knot-resolver" with dynamic ID
       rpc = 271;
       geoip = 272;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/pdns-recursor.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/pdns-recursor.nix
index adbc7661f65..a326eccfd65 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/pdns-recursor.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/pdns-recursor.nix
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ in {
     users.users.pdns-recursor = {
       isSystemUser = true;
       group = "pdns-recursor";
-      uid = config.ids.uids.pdns-recursor;
       description = "PowerDNS Recursor daemon user";
     };