diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/aws/maven/SimpleStorageServiceWagon.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/aws/maven/SimpleStorageServiceWagon.java
index 1e734be6..24bbfea4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/aws/maven/SimpleStorageServiceWagon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/aws/maven/SimpleStorageServiceWagon.java
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ private PutObjectRequest createDirectoryPutObjectRequest(String key) {
         ObjectMetadata objectMetadata = new ObjectMetadata();
         objectMetadata.setContentLength(0);
 
-        return new PutObjectRequest(this.bucketName, key, inputStream, objectMetadata).withCannedAcl(CannedAccessControlList.PublicRead);
+        return new PutObjectRequest(this.bucketName, key, inputStream, objectMetadata);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/build/aws/maven/SimpleStorageServiceWagonIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/build/aws/maven/SimpleStorageServiceWagonIntegrationTest.java
index 9ec8e6e2..c41f2cf1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/build/aws/maven/SimpleStorageServiceWagonIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/build/aws/maven/SimpleStorageServiceWagonIntegrationTest.java
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ public void putResource() throws TransferFailedException, ResourceDoesNotExistEx
             assertEquals(BUCKET_NAME, putObjectRequests.get(i).getBucketName());
             assertNotNull(putObjectRequests.get(i).getInputStream());
             assertEquals(0, putObjectRequests.get(i).getMetadata().getContentLength());
-            assertEquals(CannedAccessControlList.PublicRead, putObjectRequests.get(i).getCannedAcl());
         }
 
         assertEquals("foo/", putObjectRequests.get(0).getKey());