diff --git a/config/alfresco/thumbnail-service-context.xml b/config/alfresco/thumbnail-service-context.xml
index 869ae35519..960a96ed79 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/thumbnail-service-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/thumbnail-service-context.xml
@@ -40,11 +40,10 @@
     <bean id="thumbnailService" class="org.alfresco.repo.thumbnail.ThumbnailServiceImpl">
     	<property name="nodeService" ref="nodeService"/>
     	<property name="contentService" ref="contentService"/>
-    	<property name="permissionService" ref="PermissionService"/>
     	<property name="mimetypeMap" ref="mimetypeService"/>
     	<property name="behaviourFilter" ref="policyBehaviourFilter" />
     	<property name="thumbnailRegistry" ref="thumbnailRegistry" />
-    </bean>   
+    </bean>
     
     <!-- Thumbnail Register -->
     <bean id="thumbnailRegistry" class="org.alfresco.repo.thumbnail.ThumbnailRegistry">
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/thumbnail/ThumbnailServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/thumbnail/ThumbnailServiceImpl.java
index 4f6cf59d9e..9317c91213 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/thumbnail/ThumbnailServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/thumbnail/ThumbnailServiceImpl.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
 import org.alfresco.repo.content.MimetypeMap;
 import org.alfresco.repo.policy.BehaviourFilter;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
-import org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.AccessDeniedException;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentData;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentReader;
@@ -44,8 +43,6 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentWriter;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.TransformationOptions;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AccessStatus;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PermissionService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.thumbnail.ThumbnailException;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.thumbnail.ThumbnailParentAssociationDetails;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.thumbnail.ThumbnailService;
@@ -76,9 +73,6 @@ public class ThumbnailServiceImpl implements ThumbnailService
     /** Content service */
     private ContentService contentService;
     
-    /** Permission service */
-    private PermissionService permissionService;
-    
     /** Mimetype map */
     private MimetypeMap mimetypeMap;
     
@@ -108,14 +102,6 @@ public class ThumbnailServiceImpl implements ThumbnailService
         this.contentService = contentService;
     }
     
-    /**
-     * @param permissionService permission service
-     */
-    public void setPermissionService(PermissionService permissionService)
-    {
-        this.permissionService = permissionService;
-    }
-    
     /**
      * Sets the mimetype map
      * 
@@ -177,11 +163,6 @@ public class ThumbnailServiceImpl implements ThumbnailService
             logger.debug("Creating thumbnail (node=" + node.toString() + "; contentProperty=" + contentProperty.toString() + "; mimetype=" + mimetype);
         }
         
-        if (!permissionService.hasPermission(node, PermissionService.READ_PROPERTIES).equals(AccessStatus.ALLOWED))
-        {
-            throw new AccessDeniedException("Access Denied");
-        }
-        
         // Check for duplicate names
         if (thumbnailName != null && getThumbnailByName(node, contentProperty, thumbnailName) != null)
         {
@@ -314,11 +295,6 @@ public class ThumbnailServiceImpl implements ThumbnailService
             logger.debug("Updating thumbnail (thumbnail=" + thumbnail.toString() + ")");
         }
         
-        if (!permissionService.hasPermission(thumbnail, PermissionService.READ_PROPERTIES).equals(AccessStatus.ALLOWED))
-        {
-            throw new AccessDeniedException("Access Denied");
-        }
-        
         AuthenticationUtil.runAs(new AuthenticationUtil.RunAsWork<Object>()
         {
             public Object doWork() throws Exception
@@ -404,11 +380,6 @@ public class ThumbnailServiceImpl implements ThumbnailService
             logger.debug("Getting thumbnail by name (nodeRef=" + node.toString() + "; contentProperty=" + contentProperty.toString() + "; thumbnailName=" + thumbnailName + ")");
         }
         
-        //if (!permissionService.hasPermission(node, PermissionService.READ_PROPERTIES).equals(AccessStatus.ALLOWED))
-        //{
-        //    throw new AccessDeniedException("Access Denied");
-       // }
-        
         // Check that the node has the thumbnailed aspect applied
         if (nodeService.hasAspect(node, ContentModel.ASPECT_THUMBNAILED) == true)
         {
@@ -449,11 +420,6 @@ public class ThumbnailServiceImpl implements ThumbnailService
             logger.debug("Getting thumbnails (nodeRef=" + node.toString() + "; contentProperty=" + contentProperty.toString() + "; mimetype=" + mimetype + ")");
         }
         
-        if (!permissionService.hasPermission(node, PermissionService.READ_PROPERTIES).equals(AccessStatus.ALLOWED))
-        {
-            throw new AccessDeniedException("Access Denied");
-        }
-        
         // Check that the node has the thumbnailed aspect applied
         if (nodeService.hasAspect(node, ContentModel.ASPECT_THUMBNAILED) == true)
         {