diff --git a/sentry_auth_github/constants.py b/sentry_auth_github/constants.py
index 88d0918..ce82ba2 100644
--- a/sentry_auth_github/constants.py
+++ b/sentry_auth_github/constants.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ERR_NO_SINGLE_VERIFIED_PRIMARY_EMAIL = 'We were unable to find a single verified, primary email address associated with your GitHub acount.'
 
 # we request repo as we share scopes with the other GitHub integration
-SCOPE = 'user:email,read:org,repo'
+SCOPE = 'user:email,read:org'
 
 # deprecated please use GITHUB_API_DOMAIN and GITHUB_BASE_DOMAIN
 DOMAIN = getattr(settings, 'GITHUB_DOMAIN', 'api.github.com')