diff --git a/pkg/lang/ir/v1/r.go b/pkg/lang/ir/v1/r.go
index 159a4e4f6..c963618e8 100644
--- a/pkg/lang/ir/v1/r.go
+++ b/pkg/lang/ir/v1/r.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ func (g generalGraph) installRPackages(root llb.State) llb.State {
 
 	// TODO(terrytangyuan): Support cache.
 	cmd := sb.String()
-	root = llb.User("envd")(root)
 	run := root.Run(llb.Shlex(cmd), llb.WithCustomNamef("install R packages"))
 	return run.Root()
 }