diff --git a/.github/workflows/website-deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/website-deploy.yaml
index a6dcde9f..58c7a17e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/website-deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/website-deploy.yaml
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      pages: write
-      # only required for workflows in private repositories
-      actions: read
-      contents: read
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash