diff --git a/.github/workflows/repo-stale.yaml b/.github/workflows/repo-stale.yaml
index ef221760b8..63ded41400 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repo-stale.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repo-stale.yaml
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ on:
     - cron: '30 1 * * *'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-permissions:
-  issues: write
-  pull-requests: write
-
 jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest