diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 12ecea7..36c6fb6 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -87,7 +87,3 @@ if [[ $NAME == "Ubuntu" ]] ; then
 fi
 
 cd "$DOTDIR" && make
-
-# fix permissions of the directory
-sudowrap chgrp -R dotfiles "${DOTDIR}"
-sudowrap chmod g+wX "${DOTDIR}"