diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
index 3f4ea5e42f9b..e728d741d90d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ on:
     branches: [main, master, 'release*']
     tags: ['*']
 
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-
 jobs:
   build-wheels:
     if: github.repository == 'python/mypy'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 9f3a6121ae16..5dc86a1159f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ on:
     - CREDITS
     - LICENSE
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
 jobs:
   docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mypy_primer.yml b/.github/workflows/mypy_primer.yml
index 2958b8fc325b..e7e4af1f07b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mypy_primer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mypy_primer.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ on:
     - 'mypy/test/**'
     - 'test-data/**'
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 0e335a59d1d0..f594353ed05a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ on:
     - CREDITS
     - LICENSE
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_stubgenc.yml b/.github/workflows/test_stubgenc.yml
index 33466b9870ff..db9bf413faa3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_stubgenc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_stubgenc.yml
@@ -12,13 +12,6 @@ on:
     - 'mypy/stubdoc.py'
     - 'test-data/stubgen/**'
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
 jobs:
   stubgenc:
     # Check stub file generation for a small pybind11 project