diff --git a/public/wificond.te b/public/wificond.te
index 73b4be18d67c22118bc64f9931186cad604625a5..0584b85f7ddef4f3cd4ef15ac21dcd02aeddceab 100644
--- a/public/wificond.te
+++ b/public/wificond.te
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ r_dir_file(wificond, proc_net)
 allow wificond wifi_data_file:dir rw_dir_perms;
 allow wificond wifi_data_file:file create_file_perms;
 
-# wificond drops root shortly after starting
-# wificond changes the ownership of some files before dropping root
-allow wificond self:capability { setuid setgid setpcap chown };
-
 # dumpstate support
 allow wificond dumpstate:fd use;
 allow wificond dumpstate:fifo_file write;