diff --git a/drupal/firstboot.start b/drupal/firstboot.start
index 7f39d5d..579a787 100755
--- a/drupal/firstboot.start
+++ b/drupal/firstboot.start
@@ -6,6 +6,4 @@ echo Configuring Postgres for Drupal
 createuser --no-adduser --no-createdb --no-createrole -U postgres drupal
 createdb --encoding=UNICODE --owner=drupal -U postgres drupal
 
-chmod a+w /usr/share/webapps/drupal/${DPVER}/htdocs/sites/default/settings.php
-
 mv /etc/local.d/firstboot.start /etc/local.d/firstboot.start.disabled
diff --git a/drupal/motd.sh b/drupal/motd.sh
index a5fb161..89ee928 100755
--- a/drupal/motd.sh
+++ b/drupal/motd.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,5 @@ cat << EOF
  Before using this appliance, you must first configure Drupal, point your
  browser at http://${HOSTNAME}/ to configure.  The database name is "drupal"
  and the username is "drupal".  The DBMS is on localhost and requires no
- password.  After configuration, be sure to change the permissions of
- /usr/share/webapps/drupal/${DPVER}/htdocs/sites/default/settings.php so
- that it is not world-writable.
+ password. 
 EOF