diff --git a/Repositories/otago_eprints/Makefile b/Repositories/otago_eprints/Makefile
index 46d15b1..086257b 100755
--- a/Repositories/otago_eprints/Makefile
+++ b/Repositories/otago_eprints/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 	@announce "Creating $@"
 	perl -p $(foreach SUB,$(CONFIG_SUBS),-e "s|##$(SUB)##|$($(SUB))|g;") \
 		-e 's|##EPRINTS_ALIASES##|$(foreach A,$(EPRINTS_ALIASES),\n    <alias redirect="yes">$(A)</alias>)|g;' $< > $@
-	@chmod 600 $@
 
 
 $(ARCHIVE_NAME)/cfg/apachevhost.conf: $(ARCHIVE_NAME)/cfg/apachevhost_src.conf environment_config.make