diff --git a/internal/check/valid_owner.go b/internal/check/valid_owner.go
index a264bcc..610eda8 100644
--- a/internal/check/valid_owner.go
+++ b/internal/check/valid_owner.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 const scopeHeader = "X-OAuth-Scopes"
 
 var reqScopes = map[github.Scope]struct{}{
-	github.ScopeReadOrg: {},
 }
 
 type ValidOwnerConfig struct {
@@ -223,10 +222,7 @@ func (v *ValidOwner) validateTeam(ctx context.Context, name string) *validateErr
 	for _, t := range v.repoTeams {
 		// GitHub normalizes name before comparison
 		if strings.EqualFold(t.GetSlug(), team) {
-			if t.Permissions["push"] {
-				return nil
-			}
-			return newValidateError("Team %q cannot review PRs on %q as neither it nor any parent team has write permissions.", team, v.orgRepoName)
+			return nil
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -245,10 +241,7 @@ func (v *ValidOwner) validateGitHubUser(ctx context.Context, name string) *valid
 	for _, u := range v.repoUsers {
 		// GitHub normalizes name before comparison
 		if strings.EqualFold(u.GetLogin(), userName) {
-			if u.Permissions["push"] {
-				return nil
-			}
-			return newValidateError("User %q cannot review PRs on %q as they don't have write permissions.", userName, v.orgRepoName)
+			return nil
 		}
 	}