diff --git a/srcpkgs/dovecot/template b/srcpkgs/dovecot/template
index 085c448752..9fc2f92b1b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dovecot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dovecot/template
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ fi
 # For SSL support.
 depends="ca-certificates"
 system_accounts="_dovecot _dovenull"
-dovecot_homedir="/var/chroot"
-dovenull_homedir="/var/chroot"
 conf_files="/etc/dovecot/*.conf /etc/dovecot/conf.d/*.conf /etc/ssl/dovecot-openssl.cnf"
 
 post_install() {