diff --git a/nagios-plugins/plugins-root/Makefile.am b/nagios-plugins/plugins-root/Makefile.am
index b5f5519..04e262a 100644
--- a/nagios-plugins/plugins-root/Makefile.am
+++ b/nagios-plugins/plugins-root/Makefile.am
@@ -46,32 +46,13 @@ INSTALL_SUID = \
 	p=$$f; \
 	echo " $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$p $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p"; \
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$p $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p; \
-	echo " chown root $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p"; \
-	chown root $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p; \
-	echo " chmod $(setuid_root_mode) $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p"; \
-	chmod $(setuid_root_mode) $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p; \
 	done
 
 install-root: $(noinst_PROGRAMS)
 	@$(INSTALL_SUID)
 
 install-exec-local: $(noinst_PROGRAMS)
-	@TMPFILE=$(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/.setuid-$$$$; \
-	rm -f $$TMPFILE; \
-	echo > $$TMPFILE; \
-	## See if we can create a setuid root executable in $(libexecdir).
-	## If not, then don't even try to install setuid plugins.
-	can_create_suid_root_executable=no; \
-	chown root $$TMPFILE > /dev/null 2>&1 \
-	  && chmod $(setuid_root_mode) $$TMPFILE > /dev/null 2>&1 \
-	  && can_create_suid_root_executable=yes; \
-	rm -f $$TMPFILE; \
-	if test $$can_create_suid_root_executable = yes; then \
-	  $(INSTALL_SUID); \
-	else \
-	  echo "WARNING: insufficient access; not installing setuid plugins"; \
-	  echo "NOTE: to install setuid plugins, run 'make install-root' as root"; \
-	fi
+	$(INSTALL_SUID);
 
 # /* Author Coreutils team sub-citation */
 
diff --git a/nagios-plugins/plugins-root/Makefile.in b/nagios-plugins/plugins-root/Makefile.in
index df2e7c7..0cf9182 100644
--- a/nagios-plugins/plugins-root/Makefile.in
+++ b/nagios-plugins/plugins-root/Makefile.in
@@ -1006,10 +1006,6 @@ INSTALL_SUID = \
 	p=$$f; \
 	echo " $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$p $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p"; \
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$p $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p; \
-	echo " chown root $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p"; \
-	chown root $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p; \
-	echo " chmod $(setuid_root_mode) $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p"; \
-	chmod $(setuid_root_mode) $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p; \
 	done
 
 
@@ -1391,20 +1387,7 @@ install-root: $(noinst_PROGRAMS)
 	@$(INSTALL_SUID)
 
 install-exec-local: $(noinst_PROGRAMS)
-	@TMPFILE=$(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/.setuid-$$$$; \
-	rm -f $$TMPFILE; \
-	echo > $$TMPFILE; \
-	can_create_suid_root_executable=no; \
-	chown root $$TMPFILE > /dev/null 2>&1 \
-	  && chmod $(setuid_root_mode) $$TMPFILE > /dev/null 2>&1 \
-	  && can_create_suid_root_executable=yes; \
-	rm -f $$TMPFILE; \
-	if test $$can_create_suid_root_executable = yes; then \
-	  $(INSTALL_SUID); \
-	else \
-	  echo "WARNING: insufficient access; not installing setuid plugins"; \
-	  echo "NOTE: to install setuid plugins, run 'make install-root' as root"; \
-	fi
+	$(INSTALL_SUID)
 
 clean-local:
 	rm -f NP-VERSION-FILE