diff --git a/src/QGCApplication.cc b/src/QGCApplication.cc
index 7992ed00d..a9e0f0ba7 100644
--- a/src/QGCApplication.cc
+++ b/src/QGCApplication.cc
@@ -207,24 +207,6 @@ QGCApplication::QGCApplication(int &argc, char* argv[], bool unitTesting)
                     "sudo apt-get remove modemmanager</pre>").arg(qgcApp()->applicationName())));
             return;
         }
-        // Determine if we have the correct permissions to access USB serial devices
-        QFile permFile("/etc/group");
-        if(permFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
-            while(!permFile.atEnd()) {
-                QString line = permFile.readLine();
-                if (line.contains("dialout") && !line.contains(getenv("USER"))) {
-                    permFile.close();
-                    _exitWithError(QString(
-                        tr("The current user does not have the correct permissions to access serial devices. "
-                           "You should also remove modemmanager since it also interferes.<br/><br/>"
-                           "If you are using Ubuntu, execute the following commands to fix these issues:<br/>"
-                           "<pre>sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER<br/>"
-                           "sudo apt-get remove modemmanager</pre>")));
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-            permFile.close();
-        }
 
         // Always set style to default, this way QT_QUICK_CONTROLS_STYLE environment variable doesn't cause random changes in ui
         QQuickStyle::setStyle("Default");