diff --git a/roles/jupyterhub/templates/jupyterhub_config.py.j2 b/roles/jupyterhub/templates/jupyterhub_config.py.j2
index 32daeb53b..6ff377a7e 100644
--- a/roles/jupyterhub/templates/jupyterhub_config.py.j2
+++ b/roles/jupyterhub/templates/jupyterhub_config.py.j2
@@ -790,7 +790,6 @@ c.ConfigurableHTTPProxy.pid_file = "/run/jupyterhub-proxy.pid"
 # c.JupyterHub.spawner_class = 'jupyterhub.spawner.LocalProcessSpawner'
 c.JupyterHub.spawner_class = 'systemdspawner.SystemdSpawner'
 c.SystemdSpawner.dynamic_users = True
-c.SystemdSpawner.user_workingdir = '/opt/iiab/notebooks/{USERNAME}'
 
 ## Path to SSL certificate file for the public facing interface of the proxy
 #