diff --git a/alpine/alpine-configure-git.sh b/alpine/alpine-configure-git.sh
index 005ac3b..a230e43 100755
--- a/alpine/alpine-configure-git.sh
+++ b/alpine/alpine-configure-git.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/ash
 
-if [[ $(id -u) = 0 ]]; then
-    echo "Please do NOT run as root!"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 # git config
 git config --global credential.helper store
 git config --global user.name "akanealw"
diff --git a/alpine/alpine-user-customizations.sh b/alpine/alpine-user-customizations.sh
index 92bdeaa..fc0d403 100755
--- a/alpine/alpine-user-customizations.sh
+++ b/alpine/alpine-user-customizations.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# if [[ $(id -u) = 0 ]]; then
-#     echo "Please do NOT run as root!"
-#     exit 1
-# fi
-
 # add aliases
 echo "# custom settings and aliases" > ~/.bash_profile
 echo "" >> ~/.bash_profile