diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 5ea34931d..951566021 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name: CI - OS and MPI
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
-  pull-requests: write
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/netcdf4_adios.yml b/.github/workflows/netcdf4_adios.yml
index d8832f2fe..f3e9630e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/netcdf4_adios.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/netcdf4_adios.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name: CI - NetCDF4 and ADIOS
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
-  pull-requests: write
 
 on:
   push: