diff --git a/dnssec-reverb b/dnssec-reverb
index ad133ad..e204334 100755
--- a/dnssec-reverb
+++ b/dnssec-reverb
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ Fatal()
 	exit 1
 }
 
-if [ $(id -u) != 0 ]; then
-	Fatal "must be root"
-fi
-
-
 # load conf
 CONF="dnssec-reverb.conf"
 if [ -r "$DNSSEC_REVERB_CONF/$CONF" ]; then