diff --git a/.github/workflows/companion-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/companion-deploy.yml
index f6ce4addd..53e87b9f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/companion-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/companion-deploy.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ on:
       - 'packages/@uppy/companion/**'
       - '.github/workflows/companion-deploy.yml'
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
 env:
   YARN_ENABLE_GLOBAL_CACHE: false