diff --git a/scripts/setup/generate-self-signed-cert b/scripts/setup/generate-self-signed-cert
index eb0ccb4fc2..059e0b028b 100755
--- a/scripts/setup/generate-self-signed-cert
+++ b/scripts/setup/generate-self-signed-cert
@@ -77,4 +77,3 @@ openssl req -new -x509 \
 
 chmod 644 "$CERTFILE"
 chmod 640 "$KEYFILE"
-chown zulip:zulip "$KEYFILE"