diff --git a/docker-compose.override.yml b/docker-compose.override.yml
index 5eb808b99..84906a5a9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.override.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.override.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ services:
     environment:
       - NODE_ENV="development"
       # - DEBUG=true
-      - NUXT_BUILD=/tmp/nuxt # avoid file permission issues when `rm -rf .nuxt/`
     volumes:
       # This makes sure the docker container has its own node modules.
       # Therefore it is possible to have a different node version on the host machine