diff --git a/ossp-padsp.c b/ossp-padsp.c
index 31bbb33..a998a8b 100644
--- a/ossp-padsp.c
+++ b/ossp-padsp.c
@@ -1536,15 +1536,9 @@ static void action_post(void)
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int rc;
-	static char runtime_dir[PATH_MAX];
 
 	ossp_slave_init(argc, argv);
 
-	snprintf(runtime_dir, sizeof runtime_dir, "/run/user/%llu",
-		(long long unsigned) getuid());
-	if (access(runtime_dir, R_OK | X_OK) == 0)
-		setenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR", runtime_dir, 0);
-
 	page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	mainloop = pa_threaded_mainloop_new();