diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ee028df..99cb09a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ services:
       - TZ=Europe/Berlin
     depends_on:
       - synapse_db
-    networks:
-      - default
-      - npm-net
 
   synapse_db:
     image: postgres:16-alpine
@@ -29,8 +26,6 @@ services:
       PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
     volumes:
       - ./postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
-    networks:
-      - default
 
   element:
     image: vectorim/element-web:latest
@@ -40,10 +35,3 @@ services:
       - "${ELEMENT_PORT:-8088}:80"
     volumes:
       - ./element-config.json:/app/config.json
-    networks:
-      - default
-      - npm-net
-
-networks:
-  npm-net:
-    external: true