diff --git a/games/pig/pig.c b/games/pig/pig.c
index f62e2cda09e4..b2f9112c958b 100644
--- a/games/pig/pig.c
+++ b/games/pig/pig.c
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	int ch;
 	char buf[1024];
 
-	/* revoke */
-	setegid(getgid());
-	setgid(getgid());
-
 	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "")) != EOF)
 		switch(ch) {
 		case '?':
diff --git a/games/primes/primes.c b/games/primes/primes.c
index 1273d524ee6e..f174e9006f26 100644
--- a/games/primes/primes.c
+++ b/games/primes/primes.c
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	int ch;
 	char *p;
 
-	/* revoke */
-	setegid(getgid());
-	setgid(getgid());
-
 	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "")) != EOF)
 		switch (ch) {
 		case '?':
diff --git a/games/rain/rain.c b/games/rain/rain.c
index 077fd88a4798..c79bb1c66843 100644
--- a/games/rain/rain.c
+++ b/games/rain/rain.c
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	int xpos[5], ypos[5];
 	static void onsig();
 
-	/* revoke */
-	setegid(getgid());
-	setgid(getgid());
-
 	if (!(term = getenv("TERM"))) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s: TERM: parameter not set\n", *argv);
 		exit(1);
diff --git a/games/random/random.c b/games/random/random.c
index 94c75f716ed7..076990b38ac5 100644
--- a/games/random/random.c
+++ b/games/random/random.c
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	int ch, random_exit, selected, unbuffer_output;
 	char *ep;
 
-	/* revoke */
-	setegid(getgid());
-	setgid(getgid());
-
 	random_exit = unbuffer_output = 0;
 	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "er")) != EOF)
 		switch (ch) {
diff --git a/games/worms/worms.c b/games/worms/worms.c
index c8b8e5085bfa..978a02dd508b 100644
--- a/games/worms/worms.c
+++ b/games/worms/worms.c
@@ -201,10 +201,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	struct sgttyb tt;
 	extern short ospeed;
 
-	/* revoke */
-	setegid(getgid());
-	setgid(getgid());
-
 	length = 16;
 	number = 3;
 	trail = ' ';