diff --git a/images/etherpad/Dockerfile b/images/etherpad/Dockerfile
index 7900ae7..72b7b20 100644
--- a/images/etherpad/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/etherpad/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ RUN cd /srv/etherpad \
 	&& ln -s /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python \
 	&& npm install \
 	&& npm install sqlite3 \
-	&& rm /srv/etherpad/settings.json \
 	&& chown -R 70:70 /srv/etherpad
 
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