1 files changed, 0 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/main_remote.go b/cmd/podman/main_remote.go
index a3335050a..753730b56 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/main_remote.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/main_remote.go
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/rootless"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -29,16 +25,6 @@ func profileOff(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 }
 
 func setupRootless(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	if rootless.IsRootless() {
-		became, ret, err := rootless.BecomeRootInUserNS()
-		if err != nil {
-			logrus.Errorf(err.Error())
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-		if became {
-			os.Exit(ret)
-		}
-	}
 	return nil
 }