diff --git a/scripts/lint.sh b/scripts/lint.sh
index 7c400e2c..8f084c5b 100755
--- a/scripts/lint.sh
+++ b/scripts/lint.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SRCROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
 
 for dir in $(find $SRCROOT/charts -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d);
 do
-    sudo rm -rf $dir/charts
+    rm -rf $dir/charts
     name=$(basename $dir)
     echo "Running Helm linting for $name"
     docker run \
diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index 777ab5ac..b2d2b362 100755
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ rm -rf $SRCROOT/output && git clone -b gh-pages git@github.com:argoproj/argo-hel
 
 for dir in $(find $SRCROOT/charts -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d);
 do
-    sudo rm -rf $dir/charts
+    rm -rf $dir/charts
 
     name=$(basename $dir)