diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight/checks.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight/checks.go
index e247d0a3210..30edb559e42 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight/checks.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight/checks.go
@@ -991,7 +991,6 @@ func addCommonChecks(execer utilsexec.Interface, cfg kubeadmapi.CommonConfigurat
 	}
 	checks = append(checks,
 		SystemVerificationCheck{IsDocker: isDocker},
-		IsPrivilegedUserCheck{},
 		HostnameCheck{nodeName: cfg.GetNodeName()},
 		KubeletVersionCheck{KubernetesVersion: cfg.GetKubernetesVersion(), exec: execer},
 		ServiceCheck{Service: "kubelet", CheckIfActive: false},