diff --git a/selfdrive/camerad/main.cc b/selfdrive/camerad/main.cc
index 0f4ada797c..0c6d54d920 100644
--- a/selfdrive/camerad/main.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/camerad/main.cc
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ void party(cl_device_id device_id, cl_context context) {
 
   vipc_server.start_listener();
 
-  // priority for cameras
-  int err = set_realtime_priority(53);
-  LOG("setpriority returns %d", err);
-
-
   cameras_run(&cameras);
 }