diff --git a/net-misc/modemmanager/files/01-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.rules b/net-misc/modemmanager/files/01-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.rules
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--- a/net-misc/modemmanager/files/01-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.rules
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@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// Let users in plugdev group modify ModemManager
-polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
-    if (/^org\.freedesktop\.ModemManager1\.(Device\.Control|Contacts|Messaging|Location)$/.test(action.id) &&
-        subject.isInGroup("plugdev") && subject.active) {
-        return "yes";
-    }
-});