1 files changed, 0 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/lib/utils_base.c b/lib/utils_base.c
index 55d35fdd..addf26bd 100644
--- a/lib/utils_base.c
+++ b/lib/utils_base.c
@@ -300,19 +300,6 @@ char *np_escaped_string (const char *string) {
 
 int np_check_if_root(void) { return (geteuid() == 0); }
 
-int np_warn_if_not_root(void) {
-        int status = np_check_if_root();
-        if(!status) {
-                printf(_("Warning: "));
-                printf(_("This plugin must be either run as root or setuid root.\n"));
-                printf(_("To run as root, you can use a tool like sudo.\n"));
-                printf(_("To set the setuid permissions, use the command:\n"));
-                /* XXX could we use something like progname? */
-                printf("\tchmod u+s yourpluginfile\n");
-        }
-        return status;
-}
-
 /*
  * Extract the value from key/value pairs, or return NULL. The value returned
  * can be free()ed.