diff --git a/usr.sbin/acme-client/main.c b/usr.sbin/acme-client/main.c
index 073f917..c95ded1 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/acme-client/main.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/acme-client/main.c
@@ -84,11 +84,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			goto usage;
 		}
 
-#if !ENABLE_TEST_BUILD
-	if (getuid() != 0)
-		errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "must be run as root");
-#endif
-
 	/* parse config file */
 	if ((conf = parse_config(conffile, popts)) == NULL)
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;