diff --git a/src/managesieve/main.c b/src/managesieve/main.c
index dffb45f654446c1a33022ee2a65eaf76dd54f7fb..9759ede963969a3a5903745aab65c904fd58d1e5 100644
--- a/src/managesieve/main.c
+++ b/src/managesieve/main.c
@@ -273,8 +273,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			MASTER_SERVICE_FLAG_STD_CLIENT;
 	} else {
 		service_flags |= MASTER_SERVICE_FLAG_KEEP_CONFIG_OPEN;
-		storage_service_flags |=
-			MAIL_STORAGE_SERVICE_FLAG_DISALLOW_ROOT;
 	}
 
 	master_service = master_service_init("managesieve", service_flags,