--- a/testing/raptor/raptor/raptor.py
+++ b/testing/raptor/raptor/raptor.py
@@ -887,17 +887,16 @@ class RaptorAndroid(Raptor):
         yml_on_host = os.path.join(tempfile.mkdtemp(), yml_name)
         write_yml_file(yml_on_host, yml_config_data)
         yml_on_device = os.path.join('/data', 'local', 'tmp', yml_name)
 
         try:
             LOG.info("copying %s to device: %s" % (yml_on_host, yml_on_device))
             self.device.rm(yml_on_device, force=True, recursive=True)
             self.device.push(yml_on_host, yml_on_device)
-            self.device.chmod(yml_on_device, recursive=True, root=True)
 
         except Exception:
             LOG.critical("failed to push %s to device!" % yml_on_device)
             raise
 
     def launch_firefox_android_app(self, test_name):
         LOG.info("starting %s" % self.config['app'])