diff --git a/sos/plugins/npm.py b/sos/plugins/npm.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/sos/plugins/npm.py
+++ b/sos/plugins/npm.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class Npm(Plugin, RedHatPlugin, DebianPlugin, UbuntuPlugin, SuSEPlugin):
     Get info about available npm modules
     """
 
-    requires_root = False
     plugin_name = 'npm'
     profiles = ('system',)
     option_list = [("project_path",
[npm] plugin to requires_root

Until our utils support commands execution for unpriviledged users,
we should disable requires_root = False.

Resolves: #<I>