diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index aa85bb299..7a58f3271 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -310,12 +310,10 @@ class neutron (
     require => Package['neutron'],
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => 'neutron',
-    mode    => '0640',
   }
 
   file { '/etc/neutron':
     ensure => directory,
-    mode   => '0750',
   }
 
   file { '/etc/neutron/neutron.conf': }
diff --git a/spec/classes/neutron_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/neutron_init_spec.rb
index 4135b631a..575625101 100644
--- a/spec/classes/neutron_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/neutron_init_spec.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ describe 'neutron' do
         :ensure  => 'directory',
         :owner   => 'root',
         :group   => 'neutron',
-        :mode    => '0750',
         :require => 'Package[neutron]'
       )
     end
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ describe 'neutron' do
       is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/neutron/neutron.conf').with(
         :owner   => 'root',
         :group   => 'neutron',
-        :mode    => '0640',
         :require => 'Package[neutron]'
       )
     end