diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_preview_sites.yml b/.github/workflows/create_preview_sites.yml
index aaef5d5f8b234..7c3eebed0d53b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_preview_sites.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_preview_sites.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ on:
         description: "Request endpoint"
         required: true
 
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+
 jobs:
   create_preview_site:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -102,5 +105,3 @@ jobs:
             issue_number: issueNumber,
             body: `Your preview site for the **${APP_NAME}** will be ready in a few minutes, please allow time for it to build. \n \n Heres your preview link: \n [${APP_NAME} preview](https://${SANITIZED_BRANCH_NAME}.${APP_ID}.amplifyapp.com)`
           });
-
-
diff --git a/scripts/environment/bootstrap-ubuntu-20.04.sh b/scripts/environment/bootstrap-ubuntu-20.04.sh
index f0ca6777b670b..2ccb4b56d052c 100755
--- a/scripts/environment/bootstrap-ubuntu-20.04.sh
+++ b/scripts/environment/bootstrap-ubuntu-20.04.sh
@@ -124,30 +124,6 @@ if ! [ -x "$(command -v node)" ]; then
     corepack enable
 fi
 
-# Hugo (static site generator).
-# Hugo is used to build the website content.
-# Note: the installed version should match the version specified in 'netlify.toml'
-TEMP=$(mktemp -d)
-curl \
-    -L https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/download/v0.84.0/hugo_extended_0.84.0_Linux-64bit.tar.gz \
-    -o "${TEMP}/hugo_extended_0.84.0_Linux-64bit.tar.gz"
-tar \
-    -xvf "${TEMP}/hugo_extended_0.84.0_Linux-64bit.tar.gz" \
-    -C "${TEMP}"
-cp "${TEMP}/hugo" /usr/bin/hugo
-rm -rf "$TEMP"
-
-# htmltest (HTML checker for the website content)
-TEMP=$(mktemp -d)
-curl \
-    -L https://github.com/wjdp/htmltest/releases/download/v0.17.0/htmltest_0.17.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz \
-    -o "${TEMP}/htmltest_0.17.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
-tar \
-    -xvf "${TEMP}/htmltest_0.17.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz" \
-    -C "${TEMP}"
-cp "${TEMP}/htmltest" /usr/bin/htmltest
-rm -rf "$TEMP"
-
 # Apt cleanup
 apt-get clean