diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/codimd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/codimd.nix
index ee2fc2b9d85..7ae7cd9c52d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/codimd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/codimd.nix
@@ -899,10 +899,6 @@ in
       description = "CodiMD Service";
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
       after = [ "networking.target" ];
-      preStart = ''
-        mkdir -p ${cfg.workDir}
-        chown -R codimd: ${cfg.workDir}
-      '';
       serviceConfig = {
         WorkingDirectory = cfg.workDir;
         ExecStart = "${pkgs.codimd}/bin/codimd";
@@ -912,7 +908,6 @@ in
         ];
         Restart = "always";
         User = "codimd";
-        PermissionsStartOnly = true;
         PrivateTmp = true;
       };
     };