diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3a72fc18393..3c6d90df257 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ default:
     - >
       export SCRIPTS_DIR=$(mktemp -d) &&
       curl -L -s --retry 4 -f --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 60 -O --output-dir "${SCRIPTS_DIR}" "${CI_PROJECT_URL}/-/raw/${CI_COMMIT_SHA}/.gitlab-ci/setup-test-env.sh" &&
-      chmod +x ${SCRIPTS_DIR}/setup-test-env.sh &&
       . ${SCRIPTS_DIR}/setup-test-env.sh &&
       echo -n "${CI_JOB_JWT}" > "${CI_JOB_JWT_FILE}" &&
       unset CI_JOB_JWT  # Unsetting vulnerable env variables
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/rootfs-setup.sh b/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/rootfs-setup.sh
index 7d0c9b4aac6..6bd5adb39ca 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/rootfs-setup.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/rootfs-setup.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ set +x
 
 # Pass through relevant env vars from the gitlab job to the baremetal init script
 "$CI_COMMON"/generate-env.sh > $rootfs_dst/set-job-env-vars.sh
-chmod +x $rootfs_dst/set-job-env-vars.sh
 echo "Variables passed through:"
 cat $rootfs_dst/set-job-env-vars.sh
 
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/test/gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci/test/gitlab-ci.yml
index 30565f72343..75fe5a51975 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/test/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/test/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ clang-format:
       set +x
       "$CI_COMMON_SCRIPTS"/generate-env.sh > ${JOB_FOLDER}/set-job-env-vars.sh
       echo "export SCRIPTS_DIR=./install" >> ${JOB_FOLDER}/set-job-env-vars.sh
-      chmod +x ${JOB_FOLDER}/set-job-env-vars.sh
       echo "Variables passed through:"
       cat ${JOB_FOLDER}/set-job-env-vars.sh
       echo "export CI_JOB_JWT=${CI_JOB_JWT}" >> ${JOB_FOLDER}/set-job-env-vars.sh