diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 5a5cdd2..5e17821 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ case $SEND_COMPRESSED in
 esac
 
 ORIGIN_PERMS="send,snapshot,hold"
-MIRROR_PERMS="compression,mountpoint,receive,create,mount"
+MIRROR_PERMS="compression,receive,create"
 
 GRAPH_DATASETS_RAW=`cat $datasets_file`
 GRAPH_DATASETS=`for dataset in $GRAPH_DATASETS_RAW; do