diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosng/platform/api/commands/RoleCommand.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosng/platform/api/commands/RoleCommand.java
index 47aee646e..bc66dd72c 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosng/platform/api/commands/RoleCommand.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosng/platform/api/commands/RoleCommand.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ public class RoleCommand {
 	private final Long id;
 	private final String name;
 	private final String description;
-	private final String[] permissions;
 	
 	private final Set<String> modifiedParameters;
 
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ public class RoleCommand {
 		this.id = id;
 		this.name = name;
 		this.description = description;
-		this.permissions = permissionIds;
 	}
 
 	public Long getId() {
@@ -34,10 +32,6 @@ public class RoleCommand {
 		return description;
 	}
 
-	public String[] getPermissions() {
-		return permissions;
-	}
-
 	public boolean isNameChanged() {
 		return this.modifiedParameters.contains("name");
 	}
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosng/platform/user/domain/Role.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosng/platform/user/domain/Role.java
index b7ca99142..d98d97a49 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosng/platform/user/domain/Role.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosng/platform/user/domain/Role.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package org.mifosng.platform.user.domain;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.persistence.Column;
@@ -39,10 +38,9 @@ public class Role extends AbstractAuditableCustom<AppUser, Long> {
         this.permissions = new HashSet<Permission>();
     }
 
-    public Role(final String name, final String description, final List<Permission> rolePermissions) {
+    public Role(final String name, final String description) {
         this.name = name.trim();
         this.description = description.trim();
-        this.permissions = new HashSet<Permission>(rolePermissions);
     }
 
     public Collection<Permission> getPermissions() {
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ public class Role extends AbstractAuditableCustom<AppUser, Long> {
 		return new RoleData(this.getId(), this.name, this.description, rolePermissions);
 	}
 
-	public void update(final RoleCommand command, final List<Permission> selectedPermissions) {
+	public void update(final RoleCommand command) {
 		if (command.isNameChanged()) {
 			this.name = command.getName();
 		}
@@ -80,10 +78,6 @@ public class Role extends AbstractAuditableCustom<AppUser, Long> {
 			this.description = command.getDescription();
 		}
 		
-		if (command.isPermissionsChanged()) {
-			this.permissions.clear();
-			this.permissions = new HashSet<Permission>(selectedPermissions);
-		}
 	}
 
 	public String getName() {
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosng/platform/user/service/RoleCommandValidator.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosng/platform/user/service/RoleCommandValidator.java
index 8ae5c4061..2b8dec3db 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosng/platform/user/service/RoleCommandValidator.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosng/platform/user/service/RoleCommandValidator.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ public class RoleCommandValidator {
 		
 		baseDataValidator.reset().parameter("name").value(command.getName()).notBlank();
 		baseDataValidator.reset().parameter("description").value(command.getDescription()).notBlank().notExceedingLengthOf(500);
-		baseDataValidator.reset().parameter("permissions").value(command.getPermissions()).arrayNotEmpty();
 		
 		if (!dataValidationErrors.isEmpty()) {
 			throw new PlatformApiDataValidationException("validation.msg.validation.errors.exist", "Validation errors exist.", dataValidationErrors);
@@ -38,9 +37,8 @@ public class RoleCommandValidator {
 		baseDataValidator.reset().parameter("id").value(command.getId()).notNull();
 		baseDataValidator.reset().parameter("name").value(command.getName()).ignoreIfNull().notBlank();
 		baseDataValidator.reset().parameter("description").value(command.getDescription()).ignoreIfNull().notBlank().notExceedingLengthOf(500);
-		baseDataValidator.reset().parameter("permissions").value(command.getPermissions()).ignoreIfNull().arrayNotEmpty();
 		
-		baseDataValidator.reset().anyOfNotNull(command.getName(), command.getDescription(), command.getPermissions());
+		baseDataValidator.reset().anyOfNotNull(command.getName(), command.getDescription());
 		
 		if (!dataValidationErrors.isEmpty()) {
 			throw new PlatformApiDataValidationException("validation.msg.validation.errors.exist", "Validation errors exist.", dataValidationErrors);
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosng/platform/user/service/RoleWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosng/platform/user/service/RoleWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl.java
index 886fa1065..69c1c2ef1 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosng/platform/user/service/RoleWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosng/platform/user/service/RoleWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl.java
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package org.mifosng.platform.user.service;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.mifosng.platform.accounting.api.commands.RolePermissionCommand;
@@ -17,7 +15,6 @@ import org.mifosng.platform.user.domain.RoleRepository;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
-import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 
 @Service
 public class RoleWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl implements
@@ -47,11 +44,7 @@ public class RoleWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl implements
 		RoleCommandValidator validator = new RoleCommandValidator(command);
 		validator.validateForCreate();
 
-		List<Permission> selectedPermissions = assembleListOfSelectedPermissions(command
-				.getPermissions());
-
-		Role entity = new Role(command.getName(), command.getDescription(),
-				selectedPermissions);
+		Role entity = new Role(command.getName(), command.getDescription());
 
 		this.roleRepository.save(entity);
 
@@ -67,14 +60,11 @@ public class RoleWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl implements
 		RoleCommandValidator validator = new RoleCommandValidator(command);
 		validator.validateForUpdate();
 
-		List<Permission> selectedPermissions = assembleListOfSelectedPermissions(command
-				.getPermissions());
-
 		Role role = this.roleRepository.findOne(command.getId());
 		if (role == null) {
 			throw new RoleNotFoundException(command.getId());
 		}
-		role.update(command, selectedPermissions);
+		role.update(command);
 
 		this.roleRepository.save(role);
 
@@ -131,25 +121,4 @@ public class RoleWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl implements
 
 		throw new PermissionNotFoundException(permissionCode);
 	}
-
-	private List<Permission> assembleListOfSelectedPermissions(
-			final String[] selectedPermissionsArray) {
-		List<Long> selectedPermissionIds = new ArrayList<Long>();
-		List<Permission> selectedPermissions = new ArrayList<Permission>();
-
-		if (!ObjectUtils.isEmpty(selectedPermissionsArray)) {
-			for (String selectedId : selectedPermissionsArray) {
-				selectedPermissionIds.add(Long.valueOf(selectedId));
-			}
-
-			Collection<Permission> allPermissions = this.permissionRepository
-					.findAll();
-			for (Permission permission : allPermissions) {
-				if (selectedPermissionIds.contains(permission.getId())) {
-					selectedPermissions.add(permission);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		return selectedPermissions;
-	}
 }
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