diff --git a/jenkins-scripts/lib/project-default-devel-homebrew-amd64.bash b/jenkins-scripts/lib/project-default-devel-homebrew-amd64.bash
index 8fe8178b0..d8fc2a912 100644
--- a/jenkins-scripts/lib/project-default-devel-homebrew-amd64.bash
+++ b/jenkins-scripts/lib/project-default-devel-homebrew-amd64.bash
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_FROM_API=1
 . ${SCRIPT_DIR}/lib/_homebrew_base_setup.bash
 brew cleanup || echo "brew cleanup couldn't be run"
 mkdir -p ${HOMEBREW_CELLAR}
-sudo chmod -R ug+rwx ${HOMEBREW_CELLAR}
+chmod -R ug+rwx ${HOMEBREW_CELLAR}
 echo '# END SECTION'
 
 echo '# BEGIN SECTION: brew information'
@@ -214,5 +214,5 @@ rm -fr \$HOME/.gazebo/models test_results*
 echo '# END SECTION'
 
 echo "# BEGIN SECTION: re-add group write permissions"
-sudo chmod -R ug+rwx ${HOMEBREW_CELLAR}
+chmod -R ug+rwx ${HOMEBREW_CELLAR}
 echo '# END SECTION'
diff --git a/jenkins-scripts/lib/project-install-homebrew.bash b/jenkins-scripts/lib/project-install-homebrew.bash
index 4f2fc11e6..cfdedf0d2 100644
--- a/jenkins-scripts/lib/project-install-homebrew.bash
+++ b/jenkins-scripts/lib/project-install-homebrew.bash
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_FROM_API=1
 . ${SCRIPT_DIR}/lib/_homebrew_base_setup.bash
 brew cleanup || echo "brew cleanup couldn't be run"
 mkdir -p ${HOMEBREW_CELLAR}
-sudo chmod -R ug+rwx ${HOMEBREW_CELLAR}
+chmod -R ug+rwx ${HOMEBREW_CELLAR}
 echo '# END SECTION'
 
 echo '# BEGIN SECTION: brew information'
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@ brew list | grep '^szip$' || brew doctor || echo MARK_AS_UNSTABLE
 echo '# END SECTION'
 
 echo "# BEGIN SECTION: re-add group write permissions"
-sudo chmod -R ug+rwx ${HOMEBREW_CELLAR}
+chmod -R ug+rwx ${HOMEBREW_CELLAR}
 echo '# END SECTION'