diff --git a/src/new.c b/src/new.c
index 91b5891..d1988f1 100644
--- a/src/new.c
+++ b/src/new.c
@@ -180,20 +180,6 @@ thing_t create_files(char *name) {
 void new_project(char *name) {
   thing_t thing = create_files(name);
 
-  char command[strlen("sudo chmod +w .//src/main.c -R") + strlen(name) + 1];
-  strcpy(command, "sudo chmod +w ./");
-  strcat(command, name);
-  strcat(command, "/src/main.c");
-
-  system(command);
-
-  char command2[strlen("sudo chmod +w .//**") + strlen(name) + 1];
-  strcpy(command2, "sudo chmod +w ./");
-  strcat(command2, name);
-  strcat(command2, "/**");
-
-  system(command2);
-
   fill_in_files(
       name,
       thing); // fills in stuff like the Makefile with some boilerplate text