diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-go-alpha/lib/Dockerfile b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-go-alpha/lib/Dockerfile
index 8f0e2246c9164..e61969d408468 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-go-alpha/lib/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-go-alpha/lib/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,4 @@ ENV GOPROXY=direct
 RUN mkdir $GOPATH && \
   chmod -R 777 $GOPATH
 
-# Switch to a non-root user
-USER nobody
-
 CMD [ "go" ]
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/Dockerfile b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/Dockerfile
index 3f9c63aeeced3..334b2a80ac4d9 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/Dockerfile
@@ -36,7 +36,4 @@ RUN \
 # Ensure no temporary files remain in the caches
     rm -rf /tmp/pip-cache/* /tmp/poetry-cache/*
 
-# Switch to a non-root user
-USER nobody    
-
 CMD [ "python" ]
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-nodejs/lib/Dockerfile b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-nodejs/lib/Dockerfile
index df00297843e25..005809616af08 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-nodejs/lib/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-nodejs/lib/Dockerfile
@@ -47,6 +47,4 @@ RUN mkdir /tmp/bun-cache && \
     chmod -R 777 /tmp/bun-cache && \
     echo -e "[install.cache]\ndir = \"/tmp/bun-cache\"\ndisable = true" >> /home/user/.bunfig.toml
 
-USER nobody
-
 CMD [ "esbuild" ]