diff --git a/src/main_wayland.cpp b/src/main_wayland.cpp
index 045f961ce8..84745a89fd 100644
--- a/src/main_wayland.cpp
+++ b/src/main_wayland.cpp
@@ -362,10 +362,6 @@ void dropNiceCapability()
 
 int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 {
-    if (getuid() == 0) {
-        std::cerr << "kwin_wayland does not support running as root." << std::endl;
-        return 1;
-    }
     KWin::disablePtrace();
     KWin::Application::setupMalloc();
     KWin::Application::setupLocalizedString();