diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh
index 3543ac15..98db04b8 100755
--- a/gravity.sh
+++ b/gravity.sh
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ source "${regexconverter}"
 
 basename="pihole"
 PIHOLE_COMMAND="/usr/local/bin/${basename}"
-DATABASE_USER="pihole"
-DATABASE_GROUP="www-data"
-DATABASE_PERMISSIONS="0660"
 
 piholeDir="/etc/${basename}"
 
@@ -85,8 +82,6 @@ fi
 # Generate new sqlite3 file from schema template
 generate_gravity_database() {
   sqlite3 "${gravityDBfile}" < "${gravityDBschema}"
-  chown ${DATABASE_USER}:${DATABASE_GROUP} "${piholeDir}" "${gravityDBfile}"
-  chmod ${DATABASE_PERMISSIONS} "${piholeDir}" "${gravityDBfile}"
 }
 
 # Import domains from file and store them in the specified database table