diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/runtime/DockerLinuxContainerRuntime.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/runtime/DockerLinuxContainerRuntime.java
index 0cfdd050e2..dc56ab053a 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/runtime/DockerLinuxContainerRuntime.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/runtime/DockerLinuxContainerRuntime.java
@@ -343,8 +343,7 @@ public void launchContainer(ContainerRuntimeContext ctx)
         .detachOnRun()
         .setContainerWorkDir(containerWorkDir.toString())
         .setNetworkType(network)
-        .setCapabilities(capabilities)
-        .addMountLocation("/etc/passwd", "/etc/password:ro");
+        .setCapabilities(capabilities);
     List<String> allDirs = new ArrayList<>(containerLocalDirs);
 
     allDirs.addAll(filecacheDirs);
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/runtime/TestDockerContainerRuntime.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/runtime/TestDockerContainerRuntime.java
index a29b174a1a..ad8b52d6e1 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/runtime/TestDockerContainerRuntime.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/linux/runtime/TestDockerContainerRuntime.java
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ public void testDockerContainerLaunch()
         .append("--workdir=%3$s ")
         .append("--net=host ")
         .append(getExpectedTestCapabilitiesArgumentString())
-        .append("-v /etc/passwd:/etc/password:ro ")
         .append("-v %4$s:%4$s ")
         .append("-v %5$s:%5$s ")
         .append("-v %6$s:%6$s ")
@@ -382,7 +381,6 @@ public void testContainerLaunchWithNetworkingDefaults()
             .append("--workdir=%3$s ")
             .append("--net=" + allowedNetwork + " ")
             .append(getExpectedTestCapabilitiesArgumentString())
-            .append("-v /etc/passwd:/etc/password:ro ")
             .append("-v %4$s:%4$s ").append("-v %5$s:%5$s ")
             .append("-v %6$s:%6$s ").append("-v %7$s:%7$s ")
             .append("-v %8$s:%8$s ").append("%9$s ")
@@ -437,7 +435,6 @@ public void testContainerLaunchWithCustomNetworks()
             .append("--workdir=%3$s ")
             .append("--net=" + customNetwork1 + " ")
             .append(getExpectedTestCapabilitiesArgumentString())
-            .append("-v /etc/passwd:/etc/password:ro ")
             .append("-v %4$s:%4$s ").append("-v %5$s:%5$s ")
             .append("-v %6$s:%6$s ").append("-v %7$s:%7$s ")
             .append("-v %8$s:%8$s ").append("%9$s ")
@@ -474,7 +471,6 @@ public void testContainerLaunchWithCustomNetworks()
             .append("--workdir=%3$s ")
             .append("--net=" + customNetwork2 + " ")
             .append(getExpectedTestCapabilitiesArgumentString())
-            .append("-v /etc/passwd:/etc/password:ro ")
             .append("-v %4$s:%4$s ").append("-v %5$s:%5$s ")
             .append("-v %6$s:%6$s ").append("-v %7$s:%7$s ")
             .append("-v %8$s:%8$s ").append("%9$s ")