diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/blob_test.go b/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/blob_test.go
index 6cc740568..347fd3635 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/blob_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/filesystem/blob_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package filesystem
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"os"
 	"path"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -206,10 +205,4 @@ func TestBlobStorageDelete(t *testing.T) {
 func TestNewBlobStorage(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := NewBlobStorage(path.Join(t.TempDir(), "good"))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// If directory already exists with improper permissions, expect a wrapped err message.
-	fp := path.Join(t.TempDir(), "bad")
-	require.NoError(t, os.Mkdir(fp, 0777))
-	_, err = NewBlobStorage(fp)
-	require.ErrorContains(t, "failed to create blob storage", err)
 }
diff --git a/io/file/fileutil.go b/io/file/fileutil.go
index fc98d4ddb..4555200ac 100644
--- a/io/file/fileutil.go
+++ b/io/file/fileutil.go
@@ -59,10 +59,9 @@ func HandleBackupDir(dirPath string, permissionOverride bool) error {
 	return os.MkdirAll(expanded, params.BeaconIoConfig().ReadWriteExecutePermissions)
 }
 
-// MkdirAll takes in a path, expands it if necessary, and looks through the
-// permissions of every directory along the path, ensuring we are not attempting
-// to overwrite any existing permissions. Finally, creates the directory accordingly
-// with standardized, Prysm project permissions. This is the static-analysis enforced
+// MkdirAll takes in a path, expands it if necessary, and creates the directory accordingly
+// with standardized, Prysm project permissions. If a directory already exists as this path,
+// then the method returns without making any changes. This is the static-analysis enforced
 // method for creating a directory programmatically in Prysm.
 func MkdirAll(dirPath string) error {
 	expanded, err := ExpandPath(dirPath)
@@ -74,13 +73,7 @@ func MkdirAll(dirPath string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	if exists {
-		info, err := os.Stat(expanded)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if info.Mode().Perm() != params.BeaconIoConfig().ReadWriteExecutePermissions {
-			return errors.New("dir already exists without proper 0700 permissions")
-		}
+		return nil
 	}
 	return os.MkdirAll(expanded, params.BeaconIoConfig().ReadWriteExecutePermissions)
 }
diff --git a/io/file/fileutil_test.go b/io/file/fileutil_test.go
index d1a7e7c48..8ee8f7bc3 100644
--- a/io/file/fileutil_test.go
+++ b/io/file/fileutil_test.go
@@ -49,14 +49,6 @@ func TestPathExpansion(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestMkdirAll_AlreadyExists_WrongPermissions(t *testing.T) {
-	dirName := t.TempDir() + "somedir"
-	err := os.MkdirAll(dirName, os.ModePerm)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = file.MkdirAll(dirName)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, "already exists without proper 0700 permissions", err)
-}
-
 func TestMkdirAll_AlreadyExists_Override(t *testing.T) {
 	dirName := t.TempDir() + "somedir"
 	err := os.MkdirAll(dirName, params.BeaconIoConfig().ReadWriteExecutePermissions)