diff --git a/elixir/Dockerfile b/elixir/Dockerfile
index 657c3c972..b9e17182b 100644
--- a/elixir/Dockerfile
+++ b/elixir/Dockerfile
@@ -289,11 +289,6 @@ RUN set -xe \
     && adduser -s /bin/sh -u 1001 -G root -h /app -S -D default \
     && chown -R 1001:0 /app
 
-# Add other directories firezone needs to run
-RUN set -xe \
-    && mkdir -p /var/firezone \
-    && chown -R 1001:0 /var/firezone
-
 WORKDIR /app
 
 ARG APPLICATION_NAME
diff --git a/elixir/rel/overlays/bin/bootstrap b/elixir/rel/overlays/bin/bootstrap
index 6578299d5..b69c7d6ca 100755
--- a/elixir/rel/overlays/bin/bootstrap
+++ b/elixir/rel/overlays/bin/bootstrap
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-mkdir -p /var/firezone
-
-setup_telemetry() {
-    [ -f /var/firezone/.tid ] || cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid >/var/firezone/.tid
-    tid=$(cat /var/firezone/.tid)
-    export TELEMETRY_ID="$tid"
-}
-
-setup_telemetry
-
 cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "$0")" || exit 1