diff --git a/linux/aux-tools/prepare-volatile-img.sh b/linux/aux-tools/prepare-volatile-img.sh
index 40e22f5d..b32142b7 100755
--- a/linux/aux-tools/prepare-volatile-img.sh
+++ b/linux/aux-tools/prepare-volatile-img.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
-	exec sudo $0 $*
-fi
-
 set -e
 
 if ! echo $PATH | grep -q sbin; then