diff --git a/src/udev/udevadm-control.c b/src/udev/udevadm-control.c
index f9b3e95794..82e2514932 100644
--- a/src/udev/udevadm-control.c
+++ b/src/udev/udevadm-control.c
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ int control_main(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
                 {}
         };
 
-        r = must_be_root();
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
-
         if (running_in_chroot() > 0) {
                 log_info("Running in chroot, ignoring request.");
                 return 0;
diff --git a/src/udev/udevadm-trigger.c b/src/udev/udevadm-trigger.c
index b7dafb7755..144b464d24 100644
--- a/src/udev/udevadm-trigger.c
+++ b/src/udev/udevadm-trigger.c
@@ -301,12 +301,6 @@ int trigger_main(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
                 }
         }
 
-        if (!arg_dry_run || ping) {
-                r = must_be_root();
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-        }
-
         if (ping) {
                 _cleanup_(udev_ctrl_unrefp) struct udev_ctrl *uctrl = NULL;