diff --git a/src/config/configurepageadvanced.ui b/src/config/configurepageadvanced.ui
index dc10749..96b5e5a 100644
--- a/src/config/configurepageadvanced.ui
+++ b/src/config/configurepageadvanced.ui
@@ -6,39 +6,11 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>367</width>
+    <width>449</width>
     <height>420</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
-     <property name="sizePolicy">
-      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
-       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-       <verstretch>1</verstretch>
-      </sizepolicy>
-     </property>
-     <property name="title">
-      <string>Permissions</string>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-      <item row="0" column="0">
-       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="kcfg_allowApplyOperationsAsNonRoot">
-        <property name="sizePolicy">
-         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Fixed">
-          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-         </sizepolicy>
-        </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Allow applying operations without administrator privileges</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_5">
      <property name="sizePolicy">
diff --git a/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index 786d69e..107a6f2 100644
--- a/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -86,11 +86,7 @@
 #include <KIO/CopyJob>
 #include <KIO/Job>
 #include <KJobWidgets>
-
-#include <config.h>
-
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <typeinfo>
+#include "config.h"
 
 /** Creates a new MainWindow instance.
     @param parent the parent widget
@@ -505,8 +501,7 @@ void MainWindow::enableActions()
     actionCollection()->action(QStringLiteral("clearAllOperations"))
             ->setEnabled(operationStack().size() > 0);
     actionCollection()->action(QStringLiteral("applyAllOperations"))
-            ->setEnabled(operationStack().size() > 0 && (geteuid() == 0 ||
-                                                         Config::allowApplyOperationsAsNonRoot()));
+            ->setEnabled(operationStack().size() > 0);
 
     const bool readOnly = pmWidget().selectedDevice() == nullptr ||
                           pmWidget().selectedDevice()->partitionTable() == nullptr ||
diff --git a/src/partitionmanager.kcfg b/src/partitionmanager.kcfg
index ad89c75..f8b26c7 100644
--- a/src/partitionmanager.kcfg
+++ b/src/partitionmanager.kcfg
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@
 			<label context="@label">Align partitions per default</label>
 			<default>true</default>
 		</entry>
-		<entry name="allowApplyOperationsAsNonRoot" type="Bool">
-			<label context="@label">Allow applying operations without administrator privileges</label>
-			<default>false</default>
-		</entry>
 		<entry key="fileSystemColorCode$(colorNumber)" type="Color">
 			<label context="@label">File system colors</label>
 			<parameter name="colorNumber" type="UInt" max="29"/>