diff --git a/gnu/packages/music.scm b/gnu/packages/music.scm
index 446edf5b24..75e889c5b5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/music.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/music.scm
@@ -6248,12 +6248,6 @@ (define-public helm
              (substitute* "Makefile"
                (("/usr") ""))
              #t))
-         (add-before 'reset-gzip-timestamps 'make-gz-files-writable
-           (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
-             (for-each make-file-writable
-                       (find-files (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
-                                   ".*\\.gz$"))
-             #t))
          (delete 'configure))))
     (inputs
      `(("alsa-lib" ,alsa-lib)