diff --git a/build_files/cleanup.sh b/build_files/cleanup.sh
index 25b0bc3..cfcca7b 100755
--- a/build_files/cleanup.sh
+++ b/build_files/cleanup.sh
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ cat /usr/lib/group
 
 ## Handle files that rpm-ostree would normally remove
 ## Borrowed from: https://github.com/hhd-dev/rechunk/blob/master/1_prune.sh#L33
-if [ -f /etc/passwd ]; then
-  echo
-  echo Appending the following passwd users to /usr/lib/passwd
-  out=$(grep -v "root" /etc/passwd)
-  echo "$out"
-  echo "$out" >>/usr/lib/passwd
-fi
+# if [ -f /etc/passwd ]; then
+#   echo
+#   echo Appending the following passwd users to /usr/lib/passwd
+#   out=$(grep -v "root" /etc/passwd)
+#   echo "$out"
+#   echo "$out" >>/usr/lib/passwd
+# fi
 if [ -f /etc/group ]; then
   echo
   echo Appending the following group entries to /usr/lib/group