diff --git a/girepository.c b/girepository.c
index 82ee8a44b..4537c03d7 100644
--- a/girepository.c
+++ b/girepository.c
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GETAUXVAL
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <sys/auxv.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <glib/gprintf.h>
 #include <gmodule.h>
@@ -152,14 +147,6 @@ init_globals (void)
   if (!g_once_init_enter (&initialized))
     return;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GETAUXVAL
-  if (getauxval (AT_SECURE))
-    {
-      g_printerr ("error: libgirepository.so (gobject-introspection) is not audited for use in setuid applications\nSee https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=755472\n");
-      _exit (1);
-    }
-#endif
-
   if (default_repository == NULL)
     default_repository = g_object_new (G_TYPE_IREPOSITORY, NULL);