diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sockmap.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sockmap.c
index 05c8cb71724ae8c1d8d7c3e3453bce9a83092b96..9e78df207919366fbdd048f7645568ac701ad5f5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sockmap.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sockmap.c
@@ -1413,18 +1413,12 @@ static int test_suite(void)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	struct rlimit r = {10 * 1024 * 1024, RLIM_INFINITY};
 	int iov_count = 1, length = 1024, rate = 1;
 	struct sockmap_options options = {0};
 	int opt, longindex, err, cg_fd = 0;
 	char *bpf_file = BPF_SOCKMAP_FILENAME;
 	int test = PING_PONG;
 
-	if (setrlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, &r)) {
-		perror("setrlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK)");
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	if (argc < 2)
 		return test_suite();