diff --git a/mote/v2/openwrt/files/etc/rc.local b/mote/v2/openwrt/files/etc/rc.local
index ff23f53..584da98 100644
--- a/mote/v2/openwrt/files/etc/rc.local
+++ b/mote/v2/openwrt/files/etc/rc.local
@@ -3,7 +3,5 @@
 
 # set the wifi led pin (=GPIO 7) direction to output
 gpioctl dirout 7
-# set rw permissions for spidev
-chmod 666 /dev/spidev0.0
 
 exit 0