diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index b70a71f..beebce1 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ echo "Installing to ${prefix} ..."
 make autojump
 
 # INSTALL AUTOJUMP
-sudo mkdir -p ${prefix}/share/autojump/
-sudo mkdir -p ${prefix}/bin/
-sudo mkdir -p ${prefix}/share/man/man1/
-sudo cp icon.png ${prefix}/share/autojump/
-sudo cp jumpapplet ${prefix}/bin/
-sudo cp autojump ${prefix}/bin/
-sudo cp autojump.1 ${prefix}/share/man/man1/
+mkdir -p ${prefix}/share/autojump/
+mkdir -p ${prefix}/bin/
+mkdir -p ${prefix}/share/man/man1/
+cp icon.png ${prefix}/share/autojump/
+cp jumpapplet ${prefix}/bin/
+cp autojump ${prefix}/bin/
+cp autojump.1 ${prefix}/share/man/man1/
 
 if [ -d "/etc/profile.d" ]; then
     sudo cp autojump.bash /etc/profile.d/
diff --git a/install.zsh b/install.zsh
index 70a4eeb..6cba906 100755
--- a/install.zsh
+++ b/install.zsh
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ echo "Installing main files to ${prefix} ..."
 # add git revision to autojump
 make autojump
 
-sudo mkdir -p ${prefix}/share/autojump/
-sudo mkdir -p ${prefix}/bin/
-sudo mkdir -p ${prefix}/share/man/man1/
-sudo cp icon.png ${prefix}/share/autojump/
-sudo cp jumpapplet ${prefix}/bin/
-sudo cp autojump ${prefix}/bin/
-sudo cp autojump.1 ${prefix}/share/man/man1/
+mkdir -p ${prefix}/share/autojump/
+mkdir -p ${prefix}/bin/
+mkdir -p ${prefix}/share/man/man1/
+cp icon.png ${prefix}/share/autojump/
+cp jumpapplet ${prefix}/bin/
+cp autojump ${prefix}/bin/
+cp autojump.1 ${prefix}/share/man/man1/
 
 # autocompletion file in the first directory of the FPATH variable
 fail=true