diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4eea309..b0316de 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -32,8 +32,4 @@ COPY --from=build /presence/target/release/presence .
 
 EXPOSE 8080
 
-# Create the directory for Let's Encrypt challenges
-RUN mkdir -p /var/www/letsencrypt/.well-known/acme-challenge/ && \
-    chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/letsencrypt/
-
 CMD ["./presence"]
diff --git a/nginx.conf.sigil b/nginx.conf.sigil
index d1b1f97..e17e8e6 100644
--- a/nginx.conf.sigil
+++ b/nginx.conf.sigil
@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@ server {
 
     # Default location block
 
-     # Let's Encrypt ACME Challenge
-    location ^~ /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
-        root /var/www/letsencrypt/;
-        try_files $uri =404;
-    }
-    
     location / {
         proxy_pass http://{{ $.APP }}-{{ $upstream_port }};
         {{ $proxy_settings }}