diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index caeb8188fd..9a9dc4e50c 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -4107,10 +4107,6 @@ static int files_init_db(struct ref_store *ref_store, struct strbuf *err)
 	 */
 	safe_create_dir(git_path("refs/heads"), 1);
 	safe_create_dir(git_path("refs/tags"), 1);
-	if (get_shared_repository()) {
-		adjust_shared_perm(git_path("refs/heads"));
-		adjust_shared_perm(git_path("refs/tags"));
-	}
 	return 0;
 }