diff --git a/bdftopcf.c b/bdftopcf.c
index 720e14e..6f9e96b 100644
--- a/bdftopcf.c
+++ b/bdftopcf.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ from The Open Group.
 #include "bdfint.h"
 #include "pcf.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include <X11/Xos.h>
 
 int
@@ -159,38 +158,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
         argv++;
     }
-
-    if (input_name) {
-        if (unveil(input_name, "r") == -1) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s: could not unveil %s\n",
-                    program_name, input_name);
-            exit(1);
-		}
-    }
-    if (output_name) {
-        if (unveil(output_name, "rwc") == -1) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s: could not unveil %s\n",
-                    program_name, output_name);
-            exit(1);
-        }
-        if (pledge("stdio rpath wpath cpath", NULL) == -1) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s: could not pledge\n", program_name);
-            exit(1);
-        }
-    }
-    if (input_name && !output_name) {
-        if (pledge("stdio rpath", NULL) == -1) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s: could not pledge\n", program_name);
-            exit(1);
-        }
-    }
-    if (!input_name && !output_name) {
-        if (pledge("stdio", NULL) == -1) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s: could not pledge\n", program_name);
-            exit(1);
-        }
-    }
-
     if (input_name) {
         input = FontFileOpen(input_name);
         if (!input) {