diff --git a/.github/workflows/flake-update.yml b/.github/workflows/flake-update.yml
index 27ec96d..83ed8d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flake-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flake-update.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ on:
     - cron: "17 4 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
-
 jobs:
   update:
     runs-on: nix