diff --git a/core/server/api/configuration.js b/core/server/api/configuration.js
index 8fc6e72ef3..5302765848 100644
--- a/core/server/api/configuration.js
+++ b/core/server/api/configuration.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // # Configuration API
 // RESTful API for browsing the configuration
 var _                  = require('lodash'),
-    canThis            = require('../permissions').canThis,
     config             = require('../config'),
     errors             = require('../errors'),
     parsePackageJson   = require('../require-tree').parsePackageJson,
@@ -38,18 +37,14 @@ configuration = {
      * Fetch all configuration keys
      * @returns {Promise(Configurations)}
      */
-    browse: function browse(options) {
-        return canThis(options.context).browse.configuration().then(function () {
-            return getValidKeys().then(function (result) {
-                return { 'configuration': _.map(result, function (value, key) {
-                    return {
-                        key: key,
-                        value: value
-                    };
-                })};
-            });
-        }, function () {
-            return Promise.reject(new errors.NoPermissionError('You do not have permission to browse the configuration.'));
+    browse: function browse() {
+        return getValidKeys().then(function (result) {
+            return Promise.resolve({ 'configuration': _.map(result, function (value, key) {
+                return {
+                    key: key,
+                    value: value
+                };
+            })});
         });
     },
 
@@ -58,19 +53,15 @@ configuration = {
      *
      */
     read: function read(options) {
-        return canThis(options.context).read.configuration().then(function () {
-            return getValidKeys().then(function (result) {
-                if (_.has(result, options.key)) {
-                    return { 'configuration': [{
-                        key: options.key,
-                        value: result[options.key]
-                    }]};
-                } else {
-                    return Promise.reject(new errors.NotFoundError('Invalid key'));
-                }
-            });
-        }, function () {
-            return Promise.reject(new errors.NoPermissionError('You do not have permission to read the configuration.'));
+        return getValidKeys().then(function (result) {
+            if (_.has(result, options.key)) {
+                return Promise.resolve({ 'configuration': [{
+                    key: options.key,
+                    value: result[options.key]
+                }]});
+            } else {
+                return Promise.reject(new errors.NotFoundError('Invalid key'));
+            }
         });
     }
 };
diff --git a/core/server/data/fixtures/permissions/permissions.json b/core/server/data/fixtures/permissions/permissions.json
index df9341c82a..a13b5276d5 100644
--- a/core/server/data/fixtures/permissions/permissions.json
+++ b/core/server/data/fixtures/permissions/permissions.json
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 {
     "permissions": {
-        "configuration": [
-            {
-                "name": "Browse configuration",
-                "action_type": "browse"
-            },
-            {
-                "name": "Read configuration",
-                "action_type": "read"
-            }
-        ],
         "db": [
             {
                 "name": "Export database",
@@ -153,7 +143,6 @@
     },
     "permissions_roles": {
         "Administrator": {
-            "configuration": "all",
             "db": "all",
             "mail": "all",
             "notification": "all",
@@ -166,7 +155,6 @@
             "role": "all"
         },
         "Editor": {
-            "configuration": "all",
             "post": "all",
             "setting": ["browse", "read"],
             "slug": "all",
@@ -176,7 +164,6 @@
             "role": "all"
         },
         "Author": {
-            "configuration": "all",
             "post": ["browse", "read", "add"],
             "setting": ["browse", "read"],
             "slug": "all",
diff --git a/core/test/integration/api/api_configuration_spec.js b/core/test/integration/api/api_configuration_spec.js
index 62644492b7..834b23b03a 100644
--- a/core/test/integration/api/api_configuration_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/integration/api/api_configuration_spec.js
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ describe('Configuration API', function () {
     before(testUtils.teardown);
     afterEach(testUtils.teardown);
 
-    beforeEach(testUtils.setup('users','users:roles', 'perms:user', 'perms:role', 'perms:configuration', 'perms:init'));
-
     should.exist(ConfigurationAPI);
 
     it('can browse config', function (done) {