--- sudo-1.8.6p4/src/sudo.c.orig	2013-01-23 14:31:28.959527349 +0100
+++ sudo-1.8.6p4/src/sudo.c	2013-01-23 14:31:32.840488423 +0100
@@ -184,9 +184,6 @@
 # endif
 #endif /* HAVE_GETPRPWNAM && HAVE_SET_AUTH_PARAMETERS */
 
-    /* Make sure we are setuid root. */
-    sudo_check_suid(argv[0]);
-
     /* Reset signal mask, save signal state and make sure fds 0-2 are open. */
     (void) sigemptyset(&mask);
     (void) sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &mask, NULL);