diff --git a/lib/init/rc.boot b/lib/init/rc.boot
index 94473ba..0b5e783 100755
--- a/lib/init/rc.boot
+++ b/lib/init/rc.boot
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # shellcheck disable=1090,1091
 
-[ "$(id -u)" = 0 ] || {
-    printf 'must be root\n'
-    exit 1
-}
-
 . /usr/lib/init/rc.lib
 
 PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
diff --git a/lib/init/rc.shutdown b/lib/init/rc.shutdown
index 097d367..b05715b 100755
--- a/lib/init/rc.shutdown
+++ b/lib/init/rc.shutdown
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # shellcheck disable=1090,1091
 
-[ "$(id -u)" = 0 ] || {
-    printf 'must be root\n'
-    exit 1
-}
-
 . /usr/lib/init/rc.lib
 
 log "Loading rc.conf settings..."; {