diff --git a/manifests/dispersion.pp b/manifests/dispersion.pp
index 0fc7ddae..349fcf61 100644
--- a/manifests/dispersion.pp
+++ b/manifests/dispersion.pp
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ class swift::dispersion (
     ensure  => file,
     owner   => 'swift',
     group   => 'swift',
-    mode    => '0660',
     require => Package['swift'],
   }
 
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index df26f0ba..8316cf7e 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class swift(
 
   file { '/etc/swift':
     ensure => directory,
-    mode   => '2770',
   }
   user {'swift':
     ensure => present,
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ class swift(
 
   file { '/etc/swift/swift.conf':
     ensure => file,
-    mode   => '0660',
   }
 
   File['/etc/swift/swift.conf'] -> Swift_config<||>
diff --git a/manifests/proxy.pp b/manifests/proxy.pp
index b050e5f5..bec925e2 100644
--- a/manifests/proxy.pp
+++ b/manifests/proxy.pp
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ class swift::proxy(
   concat { '/etc/swift/proxy-server.conf':
     owner   => 'swift',
     group   => 'swift',
-    mode    => '0660',
     require => Package['swift-proxy'],
   }
 
diff --git a/manifests/storage/server.pp b/manifests/storage/server.pp
index 3637cd6b..d4d8fc87 100644
--- a/manifests/storage/server.pp
+++ b/manifests/storage/server.pp
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ define swift::storage::server(
     group   => $group,
     notify  => Service["swift-${type}", "swift-${type}-replicator"],
     require => Package['swift'],
-    mode    => '0640',
   }
 
   $required_middlewares = split(
diff --git a/spec/classes/swift_dispersion_spec.rb b/spec/classes/swift_dispersion_spec.rb
index ffa70a8c..27c3b06d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/swift_dispersion_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/swift_dispersion_spec.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ describe 'swift::dispersion' do
     :ensure  => 'file',
     :owner   => 'swift',
     :group   => 'swift',
-    :mode    => '0660',
     :require => 'Package[swift]')
   }
 
diff --git a/spec/classes/swift_proxy_spec.rb b/spec/classes/swift_proxy_spec.rb
index a45471db..23f5f5a6 100644
--- a/spec/classes/swift_proxy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/swift_proxy_spec.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ describe 'swift::proxy' do
         {:ensure  => 'present',
          :owner   => 'swift',
          :group   => 'swift',
-         :mode    => '0660',
         }
       )}
 
diff --git a/spec/classes/swift_spec.rb b/spec/classes/swift_spec.rb
index 40fda169..c0f7960c 100644
--- a/spec/classes/swift_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/swift_spec.rb
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ describe 'swift' do
     end
     it {is_expected.to contain_user('swift')}
     it {is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/swift').with(
-      {:ensure => 'directory', :mode => '2770'
-      }.merge(file_defaults)
+      {:ensure => 'directory'}.merge(file_defaults)
     )}
     it {is_expected.to contain_file('/var/run/swift').with(
       {:ensure => 'directory'}.merge(file_defaults)
@@ -46,9 +45,7 @@ describe 'swift' do
       {:ensure => 'directory'}.merge(file_defaults)
     )}
     it {is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/swift/swift.conf').with(
-      { :ensure => 'file',
-        :mode   => '0660'
-      }.merge(file_defaults)
+      {:ensure => 'file'}.merge(file_defaults)
     )}
     it 'configures swift.conf' do
       is_expected.to contain_swift_config(