diff --git a/src/evdev.c b/src/evdev.c
index 101b63f9..f489ede0 100644
--- a/src/evdev.c
+++ b/src/evdev.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
  * CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-#define _GNU_SOURCE
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -441,7 +439,6 @@ evdev_input_device_create(struct evdev_input *master,
 	struct evdev_input_device *device;
 	struct wl_event_loop *loop;
 	struct weston_compositor *ec;
-	uid_t saved_uid, uid, euid;
 
 	device = malloc(sizeof *device);
 	if (device == NULL)
@@ -459,10 +456,7 @@ evdev_input_device_create(struct evdev_input *master,
 	device->rel.dx = 0;
 	device->rel.dy = 0;
 
-	getresuid(&uid, &euid, &saved_uid);
-	seteuid(saved_uid);
 	device->fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
-	seteuid(euid);
 	if (device->fd < 0)
 		goto err0;