diff --git a/docs/00_install/01_build-from-source/01_shell-scripts/03_install-eosio-binaries.md b/docs/00_install/01_build-from-source/01_shell-scripts/03_install-eosio-binaries.md
index f107648b860..dfc8e8d9d11 100644
--- a/docs/00_install/01_build-from-source/01_shell-scripts/03_install-eosio-binaries.md
+++ b/docs/00_install/01_build-from-source/01_shell-scripts/03_install-eosio-binaries.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ For ease of contract development, content can be installed at the `/usr/local` f
 
 ```sh
 cd ~/eosio/eos
-sudo ./scripts/eosio_install.sh
+./scripts/eosio_install.sh
 ```
 
 ## EOSIO manual install
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ In lieu of the `eosio_install.sh` script, you can install the EOSIO binaries dir
 
 ```sh
 cd ~/eosio/eos/build
-sudo make install
+make install
 ```
 
 [[info | What's Next?]]
diff --git a/docs/00_install/01_build-from-source/01_shell-scripts/05_uninstall-eosio.md b/docs/00_install/01_build-from-source/01_shell-scripts/05_uninstall-eosio.md
index 07b552241db..7b8ca8e8314 100644
--- a/docs/00_install/01_build-from-source/01_shell-scripts/05_uninstall-eosio.md
+++ b/docs/00_install/01_build-from-source/01_shell-scripts/05_uninstall-eosio.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ If you have previously built EOSIO from source and now wish to install the prebu
 
 ```sh
 cd ~/eosio/eos
-sudo ./scripts/eosio_uninstall.sh
+./scripts/eosio_uninstall.sh
 ```
 
 [[info | Uninstall Dependencies]]