diff --git a/elasticsearch/config.json b/elasticsearch/config.json
index fd55ca735..f7d3ce04d 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/config.json
+++ b/elasticsearch/config.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     "ES_JAVA_OPTS": "-Xms1024M -Xmx1024M",
     "bootstrap.memory_lock": "true",
     "discovery.type": "single-node",
-    "WORKDIR": "/data",
     "TINI_SUBREAPER": "true"
   },
   "name": "Elasticsearch server DO NOT USE",