diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 14ab94bfc..6cb9bbdb2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - trino: Remove `451` and `476` ([#1403]).
 - hbase: Remove `2.6.2` ([#1408]).
 - spark: remove the JRE before installing the JDK to prevent version conflicts ([#1410]).
+- vector: Remove the Vector state directory `/stackable/vector/var` because the state should be
+  persisted in the log directory ([#1413]).
 
 ### Fixed
 
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 [#1408]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/1408
 [#1409]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/1409
 [#1410]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/1410
+[#1413]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/1413
 
 ## [25.11.0] - 2025-11-07
 
diff --git a/vector/Dockerfile b/vector/Dockerfile
index 1f9cdd781..e0aa80620 100644
--- a/vector/Dockerfile
+++ b/vector/Dockerfile
@@ -111,12 +111,6 @@ ARCH="${ARCH/arm64/aarch64}"
 rpm --install \
     "https://repo.stackable.tech/repository/packages/inotify-tools/inotify-tools-${INOTIFY_TOOLS}.${ARCH}.rpm"
 
-# Create the directory /stackable/vector/var.
-# This directory is set by operator-rs in the parameter `data_dir`
-# of the Vector configuration. The directory is used for persisting
-# Vector state, such as on-disk buffers, file checkpoints, and more.
-# Vector needs write permissions.
-mkdir --parents /stackable/vector/var
 chown --recursive ${STACKABLE_USER_UID}:0 /stackable/
 # Set correct permissions
 chmod -R g=u /stackable