diff --git a/build-linux/rpm/postinst b/build-linux/rpm/postinst
index cf68920..08987d9 100755
--- a/build-linux/rpm/postinst
+++ b/build-linux/rpm/postinst
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ else
     INSTALL_PATH="/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/pdagent"
 fi
 
-# ensure that our root certs are readable
-chmod -R a+r $INSTALL_PATH/root_certs
-
 # Compile module .py to .pyc
 python -m compileall -q -f "$INSTALL_PATH/"