diff --git a/bin/v-backup-users b/bin/v-backup-users
index 5b9f75f4..9671c9e8 100755
--- a/bin/v-backup-users
+++ b/bin/v-backup-users
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 # The function backups all system users.
 
 scriptname="v-backup-users"
-pidof -x "$scriptname"
 for pid in $(pidof -x "$scriptname"); do
     if [ $pid != $$ ]; then
         echo "[$(date)] : $scriptname : Process is already running with PID $pid"