diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 06213b5..5200151 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@
 .vagrant/
 .idea/
 helm-charts/vmpooler/charts/
-/docker/data/redis/**
-!docker/data/**/.gitkeep
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/data/redis/.gitkeep b/docker/data/redis/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 6899a4c..ab4d055 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ services:
     # This should match the major version used in the vmpooler helm chart
     image: redis:6
     command: "redis-server --requirepass vmpooler"
-    volumes:
-      - type: bind
-        source: ./data/redis
-        target: /data
     ports:
       - "6379:6379"
 
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 3a81546..f2dee8a 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ services:
     # This should match the major version used in the vmpooler helm chart
     image: redis:6
     command: "redis-server --requirepass vmpooler"
-    volumes:
-      - type: bind
-        source: ./data/redis
-        target: /data
     ports:
       - "6379:6379"