diff --git a/.github/workflows/enos-run.yml b/.github/workflows/enos-run.yml
index f0aa0f928..1b42bb63b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/enos-run.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/enos-run.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: string
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
 env:
   PKG_NAME: boundary
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml
index 6388ef261..3bcac3df4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ on:
     branches:
       - 'main'
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
 jobs:
   scan:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest