diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 86aae96..07803e4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ x-n8n: &service-n8n
     - N8N_PERSONALIZATION_ENABLED=false
     - N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY
     - N8N_USER_MANAGEMENT_JWT_SECRET
-    - EXTERNAL_HOOK_FILES=/hooks.js
   links:
     - postgres
 
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ services:
       - 5678:5678
     volumes:
       - n8n_storage:/home/node/.n8n
-      - ./n8n/hooks.js:/hooks.js
       - ./n8n/backup:/backup
     depends_on:
       postgres:
diff --git a/n8n/hooks.js b/n8n/hooks.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ff4025..0000000
--- a/n8n/hooks.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * A hook that disables the user management and uses owner for all requests
- */
-const { dirname, resolve } = require("path");
-const Layer = require("express/lib/router/layer");
-
-const n8nDir = dirname(require.resolve("n8n"));
-const { AuthService } = require(resolve(n8nDir, "auth/auth.service"));
-
-async function disableUmHook({ app }, config) {
-  await this.dbCollections.Settings.update(
-    { key: "userManagement.isInstanceOwnerSetUp" },
-    { value: JSON.stringify(true) }
-  );
-
-  config.set("userManagement.isInstanceOwnerSetUp", true);
-
-  const owner = await this.dbCollections.User.findOne({
-    where: { role: "global:owner" },
-  });
-
-  owner.email = "demo@n8n.io";
-  owner.firstName = "Demo";
-  owner.lastName = "User";
-
-  await this.dbCollections.User.save(owner);
-
-  AuthService.prototype.resolveJwt = () => owner;
-
-  const { stack } = app._router;
-  stack.unshift(
-    new Layer(
-      "/",
-      {
-        strict: false,
-        end: false,
-      },
-      async (req, res, next) => {
-        req.cookies = { "n8n-auth": "fake" };
-        next();
-      }
-    )
-  );
-}
-
-module.exports = {
-  n8n: {
-    ready: [disableUmHook],
-  },
-};