diff --git a/workflow/controller/workflowpod.go b/workflow/controller/workflowpod.go
index 09e5d941b997..16965a3b2e34 100644
--- a/workflow/controller/workflowpod.go
+++ b/workflow/controller/workflowpod.go
@@ -909,8 +909,6 @@ func addOutputArtifactsVolumes(pod *apiv1.Pod, tmpl *wfv1.Template) {
 				continue
 			}
 			mnt.MountPath = filepath.Join(common.ExecutorMainFilesystemDir, mnt.MountPath)
-			// ReadOnly is needed to be false for overlapping volume mounts
-			mnt.ReadOnly = false
 			waitCtr.VolumeMounts = append(waitCtr.VolumeMounts, mnt)
 		}
 	}