diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index dd20ff3..3338a3b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ RUN \
 EXPOSE 32400/tcp 3005/tcp 8324/tcp 32469/tcp 1900/udp 32410/udp 32412/udp 32413/udp 32414/udp
 VOLUME /config /transcode
 
-ENV CHANGE_DIR_RIGHTS="false" \
-    CHANGE_CONFIG_DIR_OWNERSHIP="true" \
+ENV CHANGE_CONFIG_DIR_OWNERSHIP="true" \
     HOME="/config"
 
 ARG TAG=plexpass
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 413ffa7..1604a9f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ These parameters are usually not required but some special setups may benefit fr
 - **PLEX_UID** The user id of the `plex` user created inside the container.
 - **PLEX_GID** The group id of the `plex` group created inside the container
 - **CHANGE_CONFIG_DIR_OWNERSHIP** Change ownership of config directory to the plex user.  Defaults to `true`
-- **CHANGE_DIR_RIGHTS** Change permissions of data directory (media) to be readable by plex user.  Defaults to `false`
 - **ALLOWED_NETWORKS** IP/netmask entries which allow access to the server without requiring authorization.  We recommend you set this only if you do not sign in your server.  For example `192.168.1.0/24,172.16.0.0/16` will allow access to the entire `192.168.1.x` range and the `172.16.x.x` range.
 
 ### Networking
diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-plex-first-run b/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-plex-first-run
index b9c273f..85d54ad 100755
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-plex-first-run
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-plex-first-run
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@ if [ "${CHANGE_CONFIG_DIR_OWNERSHIP,,}" = "true" ]; then
   chown -R plex:plex /config /transcode
 fi
 
-# Update permisions for data we need to read
-if [ "${CHANGE_DIR_RIGHTS,,}" = "true" ]; then
-  echo "Changing data directory rights"
-  chgrp -R plex /data
-  chmod -R g+rX /data
-fi
-
 # Create empty shell pref file if it doesn't exist already
 if [ ! -e "${prefFile}" ]; then
   echo "Creating pref shell"