diff --git a/eb_hooks.py b/eb_hooks.py
index eafcb5b417..7f7e4e57bd 100644
--- a/eb_hooks.py
+++ b/eb_hooks.py
@@ -647,16 +647,6 @@ def post_sanitycheck_hook(self, *args, **kwargs):
         POST_SANITYCHECK_HOOKS[self.name](self, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
-def post_sanitycheck_bioperl(self, *args, **kwargs):
-    """
-    Allow the copy of easyblock perlmodule.py to /tmp/eb... after sanity check by changing directory permissions 
-    """
-    if self.name == 'BioPerl':
-        print_msg("Adding user write permission for EasyBuild directories under /tmp/eb*...")
-        bioperlcmd = "chmod u+w -R /tmp/eb*"
-        run_cmd(bioperlcmd)
-
-
 def post_sanitycheck_cuda(self, *args, **kwargs):
     """
     Remove files from CUDA installation that we are not allowed to ship,
@@ -801,6 +791,5 @@ def inject_gpu_property(ec):
 }
 
 POST_SANITYCHECK_HOOKS = {
-    'BioPerl': post_sanitycheck_bioperl,
     'CUDA': post_sanitycheck_cuda,
 }