3 files changed, 4 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/gc.cc b/src/libstore/gc.cc
index 05966ad4b076..3e4150d89811 100644
--- a/src/libstore/gc.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/gc.cc
@@ -92,10 +92,7 @@ Path addPermRoot(const Path & _storePath, const Path & _gcRoot,
         Path realRoot = canonPath((format("%1%/%2%/auto/%3%")
             % nixStateDir % gcRootsDir % hash).str());
         
-        {
-            SwitchToOriginalUser sw;
-            createSymlink(gcRoot, storePath, true);
-        }
+        createSymlink(gcRoot, storePath, true);
         createSymlink(realRoot, gcRoot, false);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.cc b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
index 2f2a1b436635..0b8900f2501b 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
@@ -207,10 +207,7 @@ void copyPath(const Path & src, const Path & dst)
        files. */ 
 
     CopySink sink;
-    {
-        SwitchToOriginalUser sw;
-        dumpPath(src, sink);
-    }
+    dumpPath(src, sink);
 
     CopySource source(sink.s);
     restorePath(dst, source);
diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.cc b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
index a560b3f55b8f..fb86fc6abbb7 100644
--- a/src/libstore/store-api.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
@@ -96,25 +96,15 @@ Path makeFixedOutputPath(bool recursive,
 std::pair<Path, Hash> computeStorePathForPath(const Path & srcPath,
     bool fixed, bool recursive, string hashAlgo)
 {
-    Hash h(htSHA256);
-    {
-        SwitchToOriginalUser sw;
-        h = hashPath(htSHA256, srcPath);
-    }
+    Hash h = hashPath(htSHA256, srcPath);
 
     string baseName = baseNameOf(srcPath);
 
     Path dstPath;
     
     if (fixed) {
-
         HashType ht(parseHashType(hashAlgo));
-        Hash h2(ht);
-        {
-            SwitchToOriginalUser sw;
-            h2 = recursive ? hashPath(ht, srcPath) : hashFile(ht, srcPath);
-        }
-        
+        Hash h2 = recursive ? hashPath(ht, srcPath) : hashFile(ht, srcPath);
         dstPath = makeFixedOutputPath(recursive, hashAlgo, h2, baseName);
     }