diff --git a/crates/state/src/lib.rs b/crates/state/src/lib.rs
index 0c376b2..e7fb8b6 100644
--- a/crates/state/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/state/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
-use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -923,11 +922,6 @@ fn get_or_init_app_keys() -> Result<Keys, Error> {
             std::fs::create_dir_all(dir.parent().unwrap())?;
             std::fs::write(&dir, secret_key.to_secret_bytes())?;
 
-            // Set permissions to readonly
-            let mut perms = std::fs::metadata(&dir)?.permissions();
-            perms.set_mode(0o400);
-            std::fs::set_permissions(&dir, perms)?;
-
             return Ok(keys);
         }
     };