1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix_passwd.c b/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix_passwd.c
index d3ee6815..30ea6687 100644
--- a/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix_passwd.c
+++ b/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix_passwd.c
@@ -185,12 +185,6 @@ static int _unix_run_update_binary(pam_handle_t *pamh, unsigned int ctrl, const
 	  }
 	}
 
-        if (SELINUX_ENABLED && geteuid() == 0) {
-          /* must set the real uid to 0 so the helper will not error
-             out if pam is called from setuid binary (su, sudo...) */
-          setuid(0);
-        }
-
 	/* exec binary helper */
 	args[0] = x_strdup(UPDATE_HELPER);
 	args[1] = x_strdup(user);