1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/firemon/netstats.c b/src/firemon/netstats.c
index 0ff0dd33d..3c020d630 100644
--- a/src/firemon/netstats.c
+++ b/src/firemon/netstats.c
@@ -170,9 +170,6 @@ static void print_proc(int index, int itv, int col) {
 }
 
 void netstats(void) {
-        if (getuid() == 0)
-                firemon_drop_privs();
-        
         pid_read(0);    // include all processes
         
         printf("Displaying network statistics only for sandboxes using a new network namespace.\n");