diff --git a/chapter06/coreutils-inst.xml b/chapter06/coreutils-inst.xml
index 202578bf0..9bcc4ea41 100644
--- a/chapter06/coreutils-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/coreutils-inst.xml
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ and a dummy user name:</para>
 echo "dummy2:x:1001:dummy" >> /etc/group
 echo "dummy:x:1000:1000:::/bin/bash" >> /etc/passwd</userinput></screen></para>
 
-<para>Fix a small permissions problem:</para>
-
-<para><screen><userinput>chown dummy tests/cut</userinput></screen></para>
-
 <para>The <userinput>su</userinput> program from Coreutils wasn't installed in
 Chapter 5 because it needed <emphasis>root</emphasis> privilege to install. We
 work around this problem by installing it now:</para>