diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/tabulated-list.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/tabulated-list.el
index 68658d20b37..00b029d8f3e 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/tabulated-list.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/tabulated-list.el
@@ -571,7 +571,6 @@ data in an ewoc may instead specify a printer function (e.g., one
 that calls `ewoc-enter-last'), with `tabulated-list-print-entry'
 as the ewoc pretty-printer."
   (setq-local truncate-lines t)
-  (setq-local buffer-read-only t)
   (setq-local buffer-undo-list t)
   (setq-local revert-buffer-function #'tabulated-list-revert)
   (setq-local glyphless-char-display tabulated-list-glyphless-char-display)