diff --git a/setup/so-setup b/setup/so-setup
index 093b1d1fb..f8a33a947 100755
--- a/setup/so-setup
+++ b/setup/so-setup
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ esac
 # Allow execution of SO tools during setup
 export PATH=$PATH:../salt/common/tools/sbin
 
-got_root
-
 detect_os && detect_cloud
 set_network_dev_status_list