diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/audio/mpd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/audio/mpd.nix
index e20591b5beb..f4eb4a265a4 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/audio/mpd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/audio/mpd.nix
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ let
     ''}
     state_file          "${cfg.dataDir}/state"
     sticker_file        "${cfg.dataDir}/sticker.sql"
-    user                "${cfg.user}"
-    group               "${cfg.group}"
 
     ${optionalString (cfg.network.listenAddress != "any") ''bind_to_address "${cfg.network.listenAddress}"''}
     ${optionalString (cfg.network.port != 6600)  ''port "${toString cfg.network.port}"''}