diff --git a/system/skeleton/etc/passwd b/system/skeleton/etc/passwd
index 46e239fec1..2e7e77a864 100644
--- a/system/skeleton/etc/passwd
+++ b/system/skeleton/etc/passwd
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ sync:x:4:100:sync:/bin:/bin/sync
 mail:x:8:8:mail:/var/spool/mail:/bin/sh
 proxy:x:13:13:proxy:/bin:/bin/sh
 www-data:x:33:33:www-data:/var/www:/bin/sh
-backup:x:34:34:backup:/var/backups:/bin/sh
 operator:x:37:37:Operator:/var:/bin/sh
 ftp:x:83:83:ftp:/home/ftp:/bin/sh
 nobody:x:99:99:nobody:/home:/bin/sh