diff --git a/builder/chroot-script.sh b/builder/chroot-script.sh
index a5f208e..1455959 100644
--- a/builder/chroot-script.sh
+++ b/builder/chroot-script.sh
@@ -178,9 +178,6 @@ proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
 /dev/mmcblk0p2 / ext4 defaults,noatime 0 1
 " > /etc/fstab
 
-# Fix default shell for new users created with useradd
-sed -i 's,SHELL=/bin/sh,SHELL=/bin/bash,' /etc/default/useradd
-
 # as the Pi does not have a hardware clock we need a fake one
 apt-get install -y \
   --no-install-recommends \
diff --git a/builder/test-integration/spec/hypriotos-image/base/users_spec.rb b/builder/test-integration/spec/hypriotos-image/base/users_spec.rb
index 5b6bbe4..1586cba 100644
--- a/builder/test-integration/spec/hypriotos-image/base/users_spec.rb
+++ b/builder/test-integration/spec/hypriotos-image/base/users_spec.rb
@@ -49,9 +49,3 @@
   it { should be_mode 644 }
   it { should be_owned_by 'pirate' }
 end
-
-describe file('/etc/default/useradd') do
-  it { should be_file }
-  it { should be_owned_by 'root' }
-  its(:content) { should contain /SHELL=\/bin\/bash/ }
-end