diff --git a/server/users/User.coffee b/server/users/User.coffee
index e96701aee..9ccbab5e2 100644
--- a/server/users/User.coffee
+++ b/server/users/User.coffee
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ UserSchema.pre('init', (next) ->
 UserSchema.post('init', ->
   @set('anonymous', false) if @get('email')
   @currentSubscriptions = JSON.stringify(@get('emailSubscriptions'))
-  @set('permissions', ['admin']) unless isProduction
 )
 
 UserSchema.methods.isAdmin = ->
diff --git a/server/users/user_handler.coffee b/server/users/user_handler.coffee
index 125845fe9..919588c0a 100644
--- a/server/users/user_handler.coffee
+++ b/server/users/user_handler.coffee
@@ -186,4 +186,4 @@ UserHandler = class UserHandler extends Handler
       res.redirect(document?.get('photoURL') or '/images/generic-wizard-icon.png')
       res.end()
 
-module.exports = new UserHandler()
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = new UserHandler()