diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c65453d..e08c0bb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ChangeLog for davfs2
 --------------------
 
+2013-08-12 Werner Baumann (werner.baumann@onlinehome.de)
+    * cache.c, mount_davfs.c;
+      Make default access modes 755 and 644.
+
 2013-08-12 Werner Baumann (werner.baumann@onlinehome.de)
     * cache.c, mount_davfs.c, mount_davfs.h:
       Remove file_umask and dir_umask (bug #34563).
diff --git a/src/cache.c b/src/cache.c
index 498cd7f..3c716f8 100644
--- a/src/cache.c
+++ b/src/cache.c
@@ -587,8 +587,8 @@ dav_init_cache(const dav_args *args, const char *mpoint)
     default_uid = args->fsuid;
     default_gid = args->fsgid;
 
-    default_file_mode = args->file_mode;
-    default_dir_mode = args->dir_mode;
+    default_file_mode = args->file_mode | S_IFREG;
+    default_dir_mode = args->dir_mode | S_IFDIR;
 
     table_size = args->table_size;
     table = xcalloc(table_size, sizeof(*table));
diff --git a/src/mount_davfs.c b/src/mount_davfs.c
index a375196..cb907a1 100644
--- a/src/mount_davfs.c
+++ b/src/mount_davfs.c
@@ -182,9 +182,6 @@ debug_opts_neon(const char *s);
 static void
 delete_args(dav_args *args);
 
-static void
-eval_modes(dav_args *args);
-
 static void
 expand_home(char **dir, const dav_args *args);
 
@@ -939,8 +936,6 @@ parse_config(dav_args *args)
               args->dav_group);
     args->dav_gid = grp->gr_gid;
 
-    eval_modes(args);
-
     if (args->trust_ca_cert)
         args->ca_cert = read_cert(&args->trust_ca_cert, args);
 
@@ -1373,32 +1368,6 @@ delete_args(dav_args *args)
 }
 
 
-/* Evaluates the umask and the default modes for directories and files from
-   args->mopts, umask(), args->dir_mode and args->file_mode and stores them
-   in args.
-   Requires: mopts, dir_mode, file_mode. */
-static void
-eval_modes(dav_args *args)
-{
-    mode_t default_mode = umask(0);
-    umask(default_mode);
-    default_mode = ~default_mode;
-    default_mode &= S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH;
-
-    if (!args->dir_mode) {
-        args->dir_mode = default_mode;
-        args->dir_mode |= (args->dir_mode & S_IRUSR) ? S_IXUSR : 0;
-        args->dir_mode |= (args->dir_mode & S_IRGRP) ? S_IXGRP : 0;
-        args->dir_mode |= (args->dir_mode & S_IROTH) ? S_IXOTH : 0;
-    }
-    args->dir_mode |= S_IFDIR;
-
-    if (!args->file_mode)
-        args->file_mode = default_mode;
-    args->file_mode |= S_IFREG;
-}
-
-
 /* If *dir starts with '~/' or '~user/' it is turned into an
    absolute filename (starting with '/') in the user's home directory.
    user must be the name of the mounting user.
@@ -1617,11 +1586,8 @@ new_args(void)
     args->mopts = DAV_MOPTS;
     args->buf_size = DAV_FUSE_BUF_SIZE;
 
-/* TODO: activate after changing default mode and rmoving
-         umask. Remove eval_mode.
     args->dir_mode = DAV_DIR_MODE;
     args->file_mode = DAV_FILE_MODE;
-*/
 
     args->p_port = DAV_DEFAULT_PROXY_PORT;
     args->useproxy = DAV_USE_PROXY;