diff --git a/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml b/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml
index 74c97ad7..e28e508c 100644
--- a/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml
+++ b/roles/cron/cron_drupal8/tasks/job.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,5 @@
     state: present
     disabled: "{{ entry.disabled | default(omit) }}"
     cron_file: "{{ entry.file | default(omit) }}"
-    user: "{{ www_user }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ 'localhost' if drupal.defer else inventory_hostname }}"
   become: "{{ true if entry.file is defined else false }}"