diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/backport-bot.yml
index 153c6324765..f468dc3736a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport-bot.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - '*.x'
-permissions:
-  contents: read
 jobs:
   build:
     permissions: