diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 7d2daec..a2c0eee 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -208,13 +208,11 @@ HRESULT Config_setup(int argc, char *argv[])
   HRESULT hr;
   GLOBAL_CONFIG from_commandline;
 
-/*
   if (geteuid() != 0)
   {
     Log(LFATAL, "upiwin must be run with root privileges");
     return E_ACCESSDENIED;
   }
-*/
 
   if (atexit(run_exit_funcs))
   {