diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/opencmis/CMISConnector.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/opencmis/CMISConnector.java
index d0de2778ba..7a881d40f1 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/opencmis/CMISConnector.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/opencmis/CMISConnector.java
@@ -2769,11 +2769,7 @@ public class CMISConnector implements ApplicationContextAware, ApplicationListen
         if (hasRemove)
         {
             Set<AccessPermission> permissions = permissionService.getAllSetPermissions(nodeRef);
-
-            // get only direct ACE since only those can be removed
-            Acl onlyDirectAcl = excludeInheritedAces(nodeRef, removeAces);
-
-            for (Ace ace : onlyDirectAcl.getAces())
+            for (Ace ace : removeAces.getAces())
             {
                 String principalId = ace.getPrincipalId();
                 if (CMIS_USER.equals(principalId))
@@ -2815,91 +2811,6 @@ public class CMISConnector implements ApplicationContextAware, ApplicationListen
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Converts Acl to map and ignore the indirect ACEs
-     * 
-     * @param acl
-     * @return
-     */
-    private Map<String, Set<String>> convertAclToMap(Acl acl)
-    {
-        Map<String, Set<String>> result = new HashMap<String, Set<String>>();
-
-        if (acl == null || acl.getAces() == null)
-        {
-            return result;
-        }
-
-        for (Ace ace : acl.getAces())
-        {
-            // don't consider indirect ACEs - we can't change them
-            if (!ace.isDirect())
-            {
-                // ignore
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            // although a principal must not be null, check it
-            if (ace.getPrincipal() == null || ace.getPrincipal().getId() == null)
-            {
-                // ignore
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            Set<String> permissions = result.get(ace.getPrincipal().getId());
-            if (permissions == null)
-            {
-                permissions = new HashSet<String>();
-                result.put(ace.getPrincipal().getId(), permissions);
-            }
-
-            if (ace.getPermissions() != null)
-            {
-                permissions.addAll(ace.getPermissions());
-            }
-        }
-
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Filter acl to ignore inherited ACEs
-     * 
-     * @param nodeRef
-     * @param acl
-     * @return
-     */
-    protected Acl excludeInheritedAces(NodeRef nodeRef, Acl acl)
-    {
-
-        List<Ace> newAces = new ArrayList<Ace>();
-        Acl allACLs = getACL(nodeRef, false);
-
-        Map<String, Set<String>> originalsAcls = convertAclToMap(allACLs);
-        Map<String, Set<String>> newAcls = convertAclToMap(acl);
-
-        // iterate through the original ACEs
-        for (Map.Entry<String, Set<String>> ace : originalsAcls.entrySet())
-        {
-
-            // add permissions
-            Set<String> addPermissions = newAcls.get(ace.getKey());
-            if (addPermissions != null)
-            {
-                ace.getValue().addAll(addPermissions);
-            }
-
-            // create new ACE
-            if (!ace.getValue().isEmpty())
-            {
-                newAces.add(new AccessControlEntryImpl(new AccessControlPrincipalDataImpl(ace
-                        .getKey()), new ArrayList<String>(ace.getValue())));
-            }
-        }
-
-        return new AccessControlListImpl(newAces);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets the given ACL.
      */