1diff --git a/src/QGCApplication.cc b/src/QGCApplication.cc
2index 7992ed00d..a9e0f0ba7 100644
3--- a/src/QGCApplication.cc
4+++ b/src/QGCApplication.cc
5@@ -207,24 +207,6 @@ QGCApplication::QGCApplication(int &argc, char* argv[], bool unitTesting)
6 "sudo apt-get remove modemmanager</pre>").arg(qgcApp()->applicationName())));
7 return;
8 }
9- // Determine if we have the correct permissions to access USB serial devices
10- QFile permFile("/etc/group");
11- if(permFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
12- while(!permFile.atEnd()) {
13- QString line = permFile.readLine();
14- if (line.contains("dialout") && !line.contains(getenv("USER"))) {
15- permFile.close();
16- _exitWithError(QString(
17- tr("The current user does not have the correct permissions to access serial devices. "
18- "You should also remove modemmanager since it also interferes.<br/><br/>"
19- "If you are using Ubuntu, execute the following commands to fix these issues:<br/>"
20- "<pre>sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER<br/>"
21- "sudo apt-get remove modemmanager</pre>")));
22- return;
23- }
24- }
25- permFile.close();
26- }
27
28 // Always set style to default, this way QT_QUICK_CONTROLS_STYLE environment variable doesn't cause random changes in ui
29 QQuickStyle::setStyle("Default");