diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 804f3f5e9..0c6da90d3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ services:
       # MAX_WORKERS: 8
 
       WEB_CONCURRENCY: 2
-    tmpfs:
-      - /mem:size=64m,mode=1777,noatime
   postgres:
     container_name: postgres
     image: postgres
diff --git a/docs/docs/documentation/getting-started/install.md b/docs/docs/documentation/getting-started/install.md
index 0f12c77b5..056b0a4e3 100644
--- a/docs/docs/documentation/getting-started/install.md
+++ b/docs/docs/documentation/getting-started/install.md
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ services:
       WEB_CONCURRENCY: 2
     volumes:
       - ./mealie/data/:/app/data
-    tmpfs:
-      - /mem:size=64m,mode=1777,noatime
 ```
 
 ## Docker Compose with Postgres _(BETA)_
@@ -87,8 +85,6 @@ services:
       WEB_CONCURRENCY: 2
     volumes:
       - ./mealie/data/:/app/data
-    tmpfs:
-      - /mem:size=64m,mode=1777,noatime
   postgres:
     container_name: postgres
     image: postgres
diff --git a/gunicorn_conf.py b/gunicorn_conf.py
index 50305f89d..c48c93ef3 100644
--- a/gunicorn_conf.py
+++ b/gunicorn_conf.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ loglevel = use_loglevel
 workers = web_concurrency
 bind = use_bind
 errorlog = use_errorlog
-worker_tmp_dir = "/mem"  # "/dev/shm"
 accesslog = use_accesslog
 graceful_timeout = int(graceful_timeout_str)
 timeout = int(timeout_str)