diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py
index 4686e4c1..84b8e598 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ class ChatmailVenvDeployer(Deployer):
 class ChatmailDeployer(Deployer):
     required_users = [
         ("vmail", "vmail", None),
-        ("echobot", None, None),
         ("iroh", None, None),
     ]