diff --git a/start-cassandra.sh b/start-cassandra.sh
index d670511..c06fb14 100755
--- a/start-cassandra.sh
+++ b/start-cassandra.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   pids="$capid"
   for p in ${pids}; do
     if [ x$p != "x" ]; then
-      sudo kill -KILL $p
+      kill -KILL $p
       echo "Killed existing prosess (pid: $p)"
     fi
   done
diff --git a/start-onos.sh b/start-onos.sh
index b8e89e2..58f04b8 100755
--- a/start-onos.sh
+++ b/start-onos.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
   pids="$flpid $tdpid"
   for p in ${pids}; do
     if [ x$p != "x" ]; then
-      sudo kill -KILL $p
+      kill -KILL $p
       echo "Killed existing prosess (pid: $p)"
     fi
   done