diff --git a/server/Server.js b/server/Server.js
index 6afab875..eb8045f2 100644
--- a/server/Server.js
+++ b/server/Server.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const rateLimit = require('./libs/expressRateLimit')
 const { version } = require('../package.json')
 
 // Utils
-const filePerms = require('./utils/filePerms')
 const fileUtils = require('./utils/fileUtils')
 const Logger = require('./Logger')
 
@@ -52,11 +51,9 @@ class Server {
 
     if (!fs.pathExistsSync(global.ConfigPath)) {
       fs.mkdirSync(global.ConfigPath)
-      filePerms.setDefaultDirSync(global.ConfigPath, false)
     }
     if (!fs.pathExistsSync(global.MetadataPath)) {
       fs.mkdirSync(global.MetadataPath)
-      filePerms.setDefaultDirSync(global.MetadataPath, false)
     }
 
     this.watcher = new Watcher()
diff --git a/server/controllers/LibraryController.js b/server/controllers/LibraryController.js
index db55521d..ae36686a 100644
--- a/server/controllers/LibraryController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/LibraryController.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const Sequelize = require('sequelize')
 const Path = require('path')
 const fs = require('../libs/fsExtra')
-const filePerms = require('../utils/filePerms')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
 const SocketAuthority = require('../SocketAuthority')
 const Library = require('../objects/Library')
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ class LibraryController {
         const direxists = await fs.pathExists(folder.fullPath)
         if (!direxists) { // If folder does not exist try to make it and set file permissions/owner
           await fs.mkdir(folder.fullPath)
-          await filePerms.setDefault(folder.fullPath)
         }
       } catch (error) {
         Logger.error(`[LibraryController] Failed to ensure folder dir "${folder.fullPath}"`, error)
@@ -137,8 +135,6 @@ class LibraryController {
           if (!success) {
             return res.status(400).send(`Invalid folder directory "${path}"`)
           }
-          // Set permissions on newly created path
-          await filePerms.setDefault(path)
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/MiscController.js b/server/controllers/MiscController.js
index 942cda70..3220eddf 100644
--- a/server/controllers/MiscController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/MiscController.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const SocketAuthority = require('../SocketAuthority')
 const Database = require('../Database')
 
 const libraryItemFilters = require('../utils/queries/libraryItemFilters')
-const filePerms = require('../utils/filePerms')
 const patternValidation = require('../libs/nodeCron/pattern-validation')
 const { isObject } = require('../utils/index')
 
@@ -90,8 +89,6 @@ class MiscController {
       })
     }
 
-    await filePerms.setDefault(firstDirPath)
-
     res.sendStatus(200)
   }
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/PodcastController.js b/server/controllers/PodcastController.js
index ba91ad94..1447dc03 100644
--- a/server/controllers/PodcastController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/PodcastController.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const fs = require('../libs/fsExtra')
 
 const { getPodcastFeed, findMatchingEpisodes } = require('../utils/podcastUtils')
 const { getFileTimestampsWithIno, filePathToPOSIX } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
-const filePerms = require('../utils/filePerms')
 
 const LibraryItem = require('../objects/LibraryItem')
 
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ class PodcastController {
       return false
     })
     if (!success) return res.status(400).send('Invalid podcast path')
-    await filePerms.setDefault(podcastPath)
 
     const libraryItemFolderStats = await getFileTimestampsWithIno(podcastPath)
 
diff --git a/server/finders/AuthorFinder.js b/server/finders/AuthorFinder.js
index fcc22cad..9c2a3b4f 100644
--- a/server/finders/AuthorFinder.js
+++ b/server/finders/AuthorFinder.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const Path = require('path')
 const Audnexus = require('../providers/Audnexus')
 
 const { downloadFile } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
-const filePerms = require('../utils/filePerms')
 
 class AuthorFinder {
   constructor() {
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ class AuthorFinder {
 
     if (!await fs.pathExists(authorDir)) {
       await fs.ensureDir(authorDir)
-      await filePerms.setDefault(authorDir)
     }
 
     var imageExtension = url.toLowerCase().split('.').pop()
diff --git a/server/managers/AbMergeManager.js b/server/managers/AbMergeManager.js
index 4c041b8b..4ced1390 100644
--- a/server/managers/AbMergeManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/AbMergeManager.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const fs = require('../libs/fsExtra')
 const workerThreads = require('worker_threads')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
 const Task = require('../objects/Task')
-const filePerms = require('../utils/filePerms')
 const { writeConcatFile } = require('../utils/ffmpegHelpers')
 const toneHelpers = require('../utils/toneHelpers')
 
@@ -201,10 +200,6 @@ class AbMergeManager {
     Logger.debug(`[AbMergeManager] Moving m4b from ${task.data.tempFilepath} to ${task.data.targetFilepath}`)
     await fs.move(task.data.tempFilepath, task.data.targetFilepath)
 
-    // Set file permissions and ownership
-    await filePerms.setDefault(task.data.targetFilepath)
-    await filePerms.setDefault(task.data.itemCachePath)
-
     task.setFinished()
     await this.removeTask(task, false)
     Logger.info(`[AbMergeManager] Ab task finished ${task.id}`)
diff --git a/server/managers/CacheManager.js b/server/managers/CacheManager.js
index f92f0e48..7ce9ca66 100644
--- a/server/managers/CacheManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/CacheManager.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const Path = require('path')
 const fs = require('../libs/fsExtra')
 const stream = require('stream')
-const filePerms = require('../utils/filePerms')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
 const { resizeImage } = require('../utils/ffmpegHelpers')
 
@@ -14,29 +13,20 @@ class CacheManager {
   }
 
   async ensureCachePaths() { // Creates cache paths if necessary and sets owner and permissions
-    var pathsCreated = false
     if (!(await fs.pathExists(this.CachePath))) {
       await fs.mkdir(this.CachePath)
-      pathsCreated = true
     }
 
     if (!(await fs.pathExists(this.CoverCachePath))) {
       await fs.mkdir(this.CoverCachePath)
-      pathsCreated = true
     }
 
     if (!(await fs.pathExists(this.ImageCachePath))) {
       await fs.mkdir(this.ImageCachePath)
-      pathsCreated = true
     }
 
     if (!(await fs.pathExists(this.ItemCachePath))) {
       await fs.mkdir(this.ItemCachePath)
-      pathsCreated = true
-    }
-
-    if (pathsCreated) {
-      await filePerms.setDefault(this.CachePath)
     }
   }
 
@@ -74,9 +64,6 @@ class CacheManager {
     const writtenFile = await resizeImage(libraryItem.media.coverPath, path, width, height)
     if (!writtenFile) return res.sendStatus(500)
 
-    // Set owner and permissions of cache image
-    await filePerms.setDefault(path)
-
     if (global.XAccel) {
       Logger.debug(`Use X-Accel to serve static file ${writtenFile}`)
       return res.status(204).header({ 'X-Accel-Redirect': global.XAccel + writtenFile }).send()
@@ -160,9 +147,6 @@ class CacheManager {
     let writtenFile = await resizeImage(author.imagePath, path, width, height)
     if (!writtenFile) return res.sendStatus(500)
 
-    // Set owner and permissions of cache image
-    await filePerms.setDefault(path)
-
     var readStream = fs.createReadStream(writtenFile)
     readStream.pipe(res)
   }
diff --git a/server/managers/CoverManager.js b/server/managers/CoverManager.js
index 821eb453..f2545985 100644
--- a/server/managers/CoverManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/CoverManager.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const Path = require('path')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
 const readChunk = require('../libs/readChunk')
 const imageType = require('../libs/imageType')
-const filePerms = require('../utils/filePerms')
 
 const globals = require('../utils/globals')
 const { downloadFile, filePathToPOSIX, checkPathIsFile } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ class CoverManager {
 
     Logger.info(`[CoverManager] Uploaded libraryItem cover "${coverFullPath}" for "${libraryItem.media.metadata.title}"`)
 
-    await filePerms.setDefault(coverFullPath)
     libraryItem.updateMediaCover(coverFullPath)
     return {
       cover: coverFullPath
@@ -149,8 +147,6 @@ class CoverManager {
       await this.cacheManager.purgeCoverCache(libraryItem.id)
 
       Logger.info(`[CoverManager] Downloaded libraryItem cover "${coverFullPath}" from url "${url}" for "${libraryItem.media.metadata.title}"`)
-
-      await filePerms.setDefault(coverFullPath)
       libraryItem.updateMediaCover(coverFullPath)
       return {
         cover: coverFullPath
@@ -222,7 +218,6 @@ class CoverManager {
           error: 'Failed to copy cover to dir'
         }
       }
-      await filePerms.setDefault(newCoverPath)
       await this.removeOldCovers(coverDirPath, '.' + imgtype.ext)
       Logger.debug(`[CoverManager] cover copy success`)
       coverPath = newCoverPath
@@ -263,8 +258,6 @@ class CoverManager {
 
     const success = await extractCoverArt(audioFileWithCover.metadata.path, coverFilePath)
     if (success) {
-      await filePerms.setDefault(coverFilePath)
-
       libraryItem.updateMediaCover(coverFilePath)
       return coverFilePath
     }
diff --git a/server/managers/LogManager.js b/server/managers/LogManager.js
index 789cd877..0b01f32f 100644
--- a/server/managers/LogManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/LogManager.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const Path = require('path')
 const fs = require('../libs/fsExtra')
-const filePerms = require('../utils/filePerms')
 
 const DailyLog = require('../objects/DailyLog')
 
@@ -25,13 +24,11 @@ class LogManager {
   async ensureLogDirs() {
     await fs.ensureDir(this.DailyLogPath)
     await fs.ensureDir(this.ScanLogPath)
-    await filePerms.setDefault(Path.posix.join(global.MetadataPath, 'logs'), true)
   }
 
   async ensureScanLogDir() {
     if (!(await fs.pathExists(this.ScanLogPath))) {
       await fs.mkdir(this.ScanLogPath)
-      await filePerms.setDefault(this.ScanLogPath)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
index d8d32c5c..5dec2152 100644
--- a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const fs = require('../libs/fsExtra')
 
 const { getPodcastFeed } = require('../utils/podcastUtils')
 const { removeFile, downloadFile } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
-const filePerms = require('../utils/filePerms')
 const { levenshteinDistance } = require('../utils/index')
 const opmlParser = require('../utils/parsers/parseOPML')
 const opmlGenerator = require('../utils/generators/opmlGenerator')
@@ -96,7 +95,6 @@ class PodcastManager {
     if (!(await fs.pathExists(this.currentDownload.libraryItem.path))) {
       Logger.warn(`[PodcastManager] Podcast episode download: Podcast folder no longer exists at "${this.currentDownload.libraryItem.path}" - Creating it`)
       await fs.mkdir(this.currentDownload.libraryItem.path)
-      await filePerms.setDefault(this.currentDownload.libraryItem.path)
     }
 
     let success = false
diff --git a/server/scanner/LibraryScan.js b/server/scanner/LibraryScan.js
index 432ff3cc..98174a5a 100644
--- a/server/scanner/LibraryScan.js
+++ b/server/scanner/LibraryScan.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const date = require('../libs/dateAndTime')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
 const Library = require('../objects/Library')
 const { LogLevel } = require('../utils/constants')
-const filePerms = require('../utils/filePerms')
 const { secondsToTimestamp } = require('../utils/index')
 
 class LibraryScan {
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ class LibraryScan {
       logLines.push(JSON.stringify(l))
     })
     await fs.writeFile(outputPath, logLines.join('\n') + '\n')
-    await filePerms.setDefault(outputPath)
 
     Logger.info(`[LibraryScan] Scan log saved "${outputPath}"`)
   }
diff --git a/server/utils/filePerms.js b/server/utils/filePerms.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b32f3040..00000000
--- a/server/utils/filePerms.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-const fs = require('../libs/fsExtra')
-const Path = require('path')
-const Logger = require('../Logger')
-
-// Modified from:
-// https://github.com/isaacs/chmodr/blob/master/chmodr.js
-
-// If a party has r, add x
-// so that dirs are listable
-const dirMode = mode => {
-  if (mode & 0o400)
-    mode |= 0o100
-  if (mode & 0o40)
-    mode |= 0o10
-  if (mode & 0o4)
-    mode |= 0o1
-  return mode
-}
-
-const chmodrKid = (p, child, mode, uid, gid, cb) => {
-  if (typeof child === 'string')
-    return fs.lstat(Path.resolve(p, child), (er, stats) => {
-      if (er)
-        return cb(er)
-      stats.name = child
-      chmodrKid(p, stats, mode, uid, gid, cb)
-    })
-
-  if (child.isDirectory()) {
-    chmodr(Path.resolve(p, child.name), mode, uid, gid, er => {
-      if (er)
-        return cb(er)
-
-      var _path = Path.resolve(p, child.name)
-      fs.chmod(_path, dirMode(mode)).then(() => {
-        fs.chown(_path, uid, gid, cb)
-      })
-    })
-  } else {
-    var _path = Path.resolve(p, child.name)
-    fs.chmod(_path, mode).then(() => {
-      fs.chown(_path, uid, gid, cb)
-    })
-  }
-}
-
-
-const chmodr = (p, mode, uid, gid, cb) => {
-  fs.readdir(p, { withFileTypes: true }, (er, children) => {
-    // any error other than ENOTDIR means it's not readable, or
-    // doesn't exist.  give up.
-    if (er && er.code !== 'ENOTDIR') return cb(er)
-    if (er) { // Is a file
-      return fs.chmod(p, mode).then(() => {
-        fs.chown(p, uid, gid, cb)
-      })
-    }
-    if (!children.length) {
-      return fs.chmod(p, dirMode(mode)).then(() => {
-        fs.chown(p, uid, gid, cb)
-      })
-    }
-
-    let len = children.length
-    let errState = null
-    const then = er => {
-      if (errState) return
-      if (er) return cb(errState = er)
-      if (--len === 0) {
-        return fs.chmod(p, dirMode(mode)).then(() => {
-          fs.chown(p, uid, gid, cb)
-        })
-      }
-    }
-
-    children.forEach(child => chmodrKid(p, child, mode, uid, gid, then))
-  })
-}
-
-// Set custom permissions
-module.exports.set = (path, mode, uid, gid, silent = false) => {
-  return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    if (!silent) Logger.debug(`[FilePerms] Setting permission "${mode}" for uid ${uid} and gid ${gid} | "${path}"`)
-    chmodr(path, mode, uid, gid, resolve)
-  })
-}
-
-// Default permissions 0o744 and global Uid/Gid
-module.exports.setDefault = (path, silent = false) => {
-  const mode = 0o744
-  const uid = global.Uid
-  const gid = global.Gid
-  return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    if (isNaN(uid) || isNaN(gid)) {
-      return resolve()
-    }
-    if (!silent) Logger.debug(`Setting permission "${mode}" for uid ${uid} and gid ${gid} | "${path}"`)
-    chmodr(path, mode, uid, gid, resolve)
-  })
-}
-
-// Default permissions 0o744 and global Uid/Gid
-//  Used for setting default permission to initial config/metadata directories
-module.exports.setDefaultDirSync = (path, silent = false) => {
-  const mode = 0o744
-  const uid = global.Uid
-  const gid = global.Gid
-  if (isNaN(uid) || isNaN(gid)) {
-    return true
-  }
-  if (!silent) Logger.debug(`[FilePerms] Setting dir permission "${mode}" for uid ${uid} and gid ${gid} | "${path}"`)
-  try {
-    fs.chmodSync(path, mode)
-    fs.chownSync(path, uid, gid)
-    return true
-  } catch (error) {
-    Logger.error(`[FilePerms] Error setting dir permissions for path "${path}"`, error)
-    return false
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/utils/generators/abmetadataGenerator.js b/server/utils/generators/abmetadataGenerator.js
index 6795a9ff..ff82ac33 100644
--- a/server/utils/generators/abmetadataGenerator.js
+++ b/server/utils/generators/abmetadataGenerator.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const fs = require('../../libs/fsExtra')
-const filePerms = require('../filePerms')
 const package = require('../../../package.json')
 const Logger = require('../../Logger')
 const { getId } = require('../index')
@@ -177,9 +176,7 @@ function generate(libraryItem, outputPath) {
       fileString += `title=${chapter.title}\n`
     })
   }
-  return fs.writeFile(outputPath, fileString).then(() => {
-    return filePerms.setDefault(outputPath, true).then(() => true)
-  }).catch((error) => {
+  return fs.writeFile(outputPath, fileString).then(() => true).catch((error) => {
     Logger.error(`[absMetaFileGenerator] Failed to save abs file`, error)
     return false
   })
@@ -216,9 +213,7 @@ function generateFromNewModel(libraryItem, outputPath) {
       fileString += `title=${chapter.title}\n`
     })
   }
-  return fs.writeFile(outputPath, fileString).then(() => {
-    return filePerms.setDefault(outputPath, true).then(() => true)
-  }).catch((error) => {
+  return fs.writeFile(outputPath, fileString).then(() => true).catch((error) => {
     Logger.error(`[absMetaFileGenerator] Failed to save abs file`, error)
     return false
   })