diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 126064b631a..e037e607d48 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ CLEANFILES =
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # libudev
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBUDEV_CURRENT=5
-LIBUDEV_REVISION=2
-LIBUDEV_AGE=5
+LIBUDEV_CURRENT=6
+LIBUDEV_REVISION=0
+LIBUDEV_AGE=6
 
 SUBDIRS += libudev/docs
 
diff --git a/libudev/libudev-private.h b/libudev/libudev-private.h
index fe1575d60b2..c2fff002111 100644
--- a/libudev/libudev-private.h
+++ b/libudev/libudev-private.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ void udev_log(struct udev *udev,
 	      const char *format, ...)
 	      __attribute__((format(printf, 6, 7)));
 const char *udev_get_rules_path(struct udev *udev);
-int udev_get_run(struct udev *udev);
 struct udev_list_entry *udev_add_property(struct udev *udev, const char *key, const char *value);
 struct udev_list_entry *udev_get_properties_list_entry(struct udev *udev);
 
diff --git a/libudev/libudev.c b/libudev/libudev.c
index 190913871ea..411e9aec8b5 100644
--- a/libudev/libudev.c
+++ b/libudev/libudev.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ struct udev {
 	char *rules_path;
 	struct udev_list_node properties_list;
 	int log_priority;
-	int run;
 };
 
 void udev_log(struct udev *udev,
@@ -122,7 +121,6 @@ struct udev *udev_new(void)
 	udev->log_fn = log_stderr;
 	udev->log_priority = LOG_ERR;
 	udev_list_init(&udev->properties_list);
-	udev->run = 1;
 	udev->dev_path = strdup("/dev");
 	udev->sys_path = strdup("/sys");
 	config_file = strdup(SYSCONFDIR "/udev/udev.conf");
@@ -140,10 +138,6 @@ struct udev *udev_new(void)
 		udev_add_property(udev, "SYSFS_PATH", udev->sys_path);
 	}
 
-	env = getenv("UDEV_RUN");
-	if (env != NULL && strcmp(env, "0") == 0)
-		udev->run = 0;
-
 	env = getenv("UDEV_CONFIG_FILE");
 	if (env != NULL) {
 		free(config_file);
@@ -359,11 +353,6 @@ const char *udev_get_rules_path(struct udev *udev)
 	return udev->rules_path;
 }
 
-int udev_get_run(struct udev *udev)
-{
-	return udev->run;
-}
-
 /**
  * udev_get_sys_path:
  * @udev: udev library context
diff --git a/udev/test-udev.c b/udev/test-udev.c
index 75518f628d2..28c833a9e52 100644
--- a/udev/test-udev.c
+++ b/udev/test-udev.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (udev_device_get_event_timeout(dev) >= 0)
 		alarm(udev_device_get_event_timeout(dev));
 
-	if (err == 0 && udev_get_run(udev))
+	if (err == 0)
 		udev_event_execute_run(event, NULL);
 
 	udev_event_unref(event);
diff --git a/udev/udevadm-test.c b/udev/udevadm-test.c
index 5dd515bcdc8..894620073ab 100644
--- a/udev/udevadm-test.c
+++ b/udev/udevadm-test.c
@@ -119,14 +119,13 @@ int udevadm_test(struct udev *udev, int argc, char *argv[])
 	udev_list_entry_foreach(entry, udev_device_get_properties_list_entry(dev))
 		info(udev, "%s=%s\n", udev_list_entry_get_name(entry), udev_list_entry_get_value(entry));
 
-	if (err == 0 && udev_get_run(udev)) {
+	if (err == 0)
 		udev_list_entry_foreach(entry, udev_list_get_entry(&event->run_list)) {
 			char program[UTIL_PATH_SIZE];
 
 			udev_event_apply_format(event, udev_list_entry_get_name(entry), program, sizeof(program));
 			info(udev, "run: '%s'\n", program);
 		}
-	}
 	udev_event_unref(event);
 	udev_device_unref(dev);
 exit:
diff --git a/udev/udevd.c b/udev/udevd.c
index 99647c683cf..170225d00c8 100644
--- a/udev/udevd.c
+++ b/udev/udevd.c
@@ -292,12 +292,9 @@ static void worker_new(struct event *event)
 			if (udev_device_get_event_timeout(dev) >= 0)
 				alarm(udev_device_get_event_timeout(dev));
 
-			/* execute RUN= */
-			if (err == 0 && udev_get_run(udev_event->udev))
-				failed = udev_event_execute_run(udev_event,
-								&orig_sigmask);
+			if (err == 0)
+				failed = udev_event_execute_run(udev_event, &orig_sigmask);
 
-			/* reset alarm */
 			alarm(0);
 
 			/* apply/restore inotify watch */
@@ -309,7 +306,7 @@ static void worker_new(struct event *event)
 			/* send processed event back to libudev listeners */
 			udev_monitor_send_device(worker_monitor, NULL, dev);
 
-			/* send back the result of the event execution */
+			/* send udevd the result of the event execution */
 			if (err != 0)
 				msg.exitcode = err;
 			else if (failed != 0)