--- xjump/src/main.c	2018-02-20 09:15:15.608807657 +0100
+++ xjump-patched/src/main.c	2018-02-20 09:15:34.148949100 +0100
@@ -604,18 +604,6 @@
    * optimistic privilege dropping function. */
   setgroups(0, NULL);
 
-  if (setresgid(-1, realgid, realgid) != 0) {
-    perror("Could not drop setgid privileges.  Aborting.");
-    exit(1);
-  }
-
-  /* Dropping user privileges must come last.
-   * Otherwise we won't be able to drop group privileges anymore */
-  if (setresuid(-1, realuid, realuid) != 0) {
-    perror("Could not drop setuid privileges.  Aborting.");
-    exit(1);
-  }
-
   /* From now on we run with regular user privileges */
 
   static XtActionsRec a_table[] = {