diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 796dde7..28418fe 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/user"
 
 	"github.com/Masterminds/semver"
-
 	"github.com/go-flucky/flucky/cmd"
 )
 
@@ -15,18 +13,6 @@ var (
 )
 
 func main() {
-
-	user, err := user.Current()
-
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	if user.Uid != "0" {
-		log.Println("you need to be root to run this command")
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
 	sversion, err := semver.NewVersion(version)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("The sematic versioning is invalid: %v", version)