diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index f1e30e3f..6fa3a1ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -33,13 +33,6 @@ jobs:
       # required for all workflows
       security-events: write
 
-      # required to fetch internal or private CodeQL packs
-      packages: read
-
-      # only required for workflows in private repositories
-      actions: read
-      contents: read
-
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: