diff --git a/config/os/gnu-linux/sanitycheck.c b/config/os/gnu-linux/sanitycheck.c
index f8449f20..ab0fa8bd 100644
--- a/config/os/gnu-linux/sanitycheck.c
+++ b/config/os/gnu-linux/sanitycheck.c
@@ -33,14 +33,10 @@ int sanitycheck (int care_about_realtime,
 		errors++;
 		relogin++;
 		fprintf (stderr, "\nJACK is running in realtime mode, but you are not allowed to use realtime scheduling.\n");
+		fprintf (stderr, "Please use the prlimit command like: \n");
+		fprintf (stderr, "  prlimit --rtprio=99 jackd [options] \n");
 
-		if (!system_has_rtprio_limits_conf ()) {
-			errors++;
-			relogin++;
-			fprintf (stderr, "Please check your /etc/security/limits.conf for the following line\n");
-			fprintf (stderr, "and correct/add it if necessary:\n\n");
-			fprintf (stderr, "  @audio          -       rtprio          99\n");
-		} else if (!system_has_audiogroup ()) {
+		if (!system_has_audiogroup ()) {
 			errors++;
 			relogin++;
 			fprintf (stderr, "\nYour system has no audio group. Please add it by executing (as root):\n");
diff --git a/config/os/gnu-linux/systemtest.c b/config/os/gnu-linux/systemtest.c
index 957abe8a..9e77f378 100644
--- a/config/os/gnu-linux/systemtest.c
+++ b/config/os/gnu-linux/systemtest.c
@@ -156,25 +156,6 @@ static gid_t get_group_by_name (const char* name)
 	return res;
 }
 
-/***
- * Checks for a definition in /etc/security/limits.conf that looks
- * as if it allows RT scheduling priority.
- *
- * @returns 1 if there appears to be such a line
- **/
-int system_has_rtprio_limits_conf ()
-{
-	const char* limits = "/etc/security/limits.conf";
-	char cmd[100];
-
-	snprintf (cmd, sizeof(cmd), "grep -q 'rtprio *[0-9][0-9]*' %s", limits);
-	if (system (cmd) == 0) {
-		return 1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
 /**
  * Checks for the existence of the 'audio' group on this system
  *
diff --git a/include/systemtest.h b/include/systemtest.h
index 9445372a..969ee545 100644
--- a/include/systemtest.h
+++ b/include/systemtest.h
@@ -32,14 +32,6 @@ int system_has_frequencyscaling();
 int system_uses_frequencyscaling();
 
 
-/***
- * Checks for a definition in /etc/security/limits.conf that looks
- * as if it allows RT scheduling priority.
- *
- * @returns 1 if there appears to be such a line
- **/
-int system_has_rtprio_limits_conf();
-
 /**
  * Checks for the existence of the 'audio' group on this system
  *