diff --git a/remove.pl b/remove.pl
index f52b235..5f5d8d8 100755
--- a/remove.pl
+++ b/remove.pl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019-2021 Mischa Peters <mischa @ openbsd.amsterdam>
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2023 Mischa Peters <mischa @ openbsd.amsterdam>
 #
 # Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
 # purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ sub remove_accounts {
 	printf "userdel(8) user:\n";
         for my $vm_name (sort keys %vms) {
 		my $_instance = $vms{$vm_name}{'instance'} || $vm_name;
-		my $_owner = $vms{$vm_name}{'owner'} || $vms{$vm_name}{'username'};
+		my $_owner = $vms{$vm_name}{'username'};
 		my $_group = $conf{'conf'}{'VMDUSERS'};
 		my $id = getpwnam("$_owner");