diff --git a/changelog.d/11997.docker b/changelog.d/11997.docker
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b3271457e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/11997.docker
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The docker image no longer automatically creates a temporary volume at `/data`. This is not expected to affect normal usage.
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 306f75ae56..e4c1c19b86 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ COPY --from=builder /install /usr/local
 COPY ./docker/start.py /start.py
 COPY ./docker/conf /conf
 
-VOLUME ["/data"]
-
 EXPOSE 8008/tcp 8009/tcp 8448/tcp
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/start.py"]