diff --git a/lib/copy-sync/copy-file-sync.js b/lib/copy-sync/copy-file-sync.js
index f0b08558..9cac8929 100644
--- a/lib/copy-sync/copy-file-sync.js
+++ b/lib/copy-sync/copy-file-sync.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ function copyFileSync (srcFile, destFile, options) {
 
   if (fs.existsSync(destFile)) {
     if (clobber) {
-      fs.chmodSync(destFile, parseInt('777', 8))
       fs.unlinkSync(destFile)
     } else {
       var err = new Error('EEXIST: ' + destFile + ' already exists.')