diff --git a/src/test/test-bpf-firewall.c b/src/test/test-bpf-firewall.c
index 8f4b485073..3b99c5aaec 100644
--- a/src/test/test-bpf-firewall.c
+++ b/src/test/test-bpf-firewall.c
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         r = bpf_program_add_instructions(p, exit_insn, ELEMENTSOF(exit_insn));
         assert_se(r == 0);
 
-        if (getuid() != 0)
-                return log_tests_skipped("not running as root");
-
         r = bpf_firewall_supported();
         if (r == BPF_FIREWALL_UNSUPPORTED)
                 return log_tests_skipped("BPF firewalling not supported");
diff --git a/src/test/test-bpf-lsm.c b/src/test/test-bpf-lsm.c
index 630d60dbf5..9709053d0a 100644
--- a/src/test/test-bpf-lsm.c
+++ b/src/test/test-bpf-lsm.c
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
-        if (getuid() != 0)
-                return log_tests_skipped("not running as root");
-
         assert_se(getrlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, &rl) >= 0);
         rl.rlim_cur = rl.rlim_max = MAX(rl.rlim_max, CAN_MEMLOCK_SIZE);
         (void) setrlimit_closest(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, &rl);
diff --git a/src/test/test-socket-bind.c b/src/test/test-socket-bind.c
index 59d8cc965b..fd1fc7a26b 100644
--- a/src/test/test-socket-bind.c
+++ b/src/test/test-socket-bind.c
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         if (detect_container() > 0)
                 return log_tests_skipped("test-bpf fails inside LXC and Docker containers: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/9666");
 
-        if (getuid() != 0)
-                return log_tests_skipped("not running as root");
-
         assert_se(getrlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, &rl) >= 0);
         rl.rlim_cur = rl.rlim_max = MAX(rl.rlim_max, CAN_MEMLOCK_SIZE);
         (void) setrlimit_closest(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, &rl);