diff --git a/api/rpc_test.go b/api/rpc_test.go
index 9ff35bf1e4..ec308a2320 100644
--- a/api/rpc_test.go
+++ b/api/rpc_test.go
@@ -186,12 +186,15 @@ func TestAuthedRPC(t *testing.T) {
 			// 2. Test method with write-level permissions
 			expectedResp := &state.TxResponse{}
 			if tt.perm > 2 {
-				server.State.EXPECT().SubmitTx(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(expectedResp, nil)
-				txResp, err := rpcClient.State.SubmitTx(ctx, []byte{})
+				server.State.EXPECT().Delegate(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(),
+					gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(expectedResp, nil)
+				txResp, err := rpcClient.State.Delegate(ctx,
+					state.ValAddress{}, state.Int{}, state.Int{}, 0)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				require.Equal(t, expectedResp, txResp)
 			} else {
-				_, err := rpcClient.State.SubmitTx(ctx, []byte{})
+				_, err := rpcClient.State.Delegate(ctx,
+					state.ValAddress{}, state.Int{}, state.Int{}, 0)
 				require.Error(t, err)
 				require.ErrorContains(t, err, "missing permission")
 			}
diff --git a/nodebuilder/state/state.go b/nodebuilder/state/state.go
index 624f8dcd3f..52a2317445 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/state/state.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/state/state.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ type API struct {
 			fee state.Int,
 			gasLimit uint64,
 		) (*state.TxResponse, error) `perm:"write"`
-		SubmitTx         func(ctx context.Context, tx state.Tx) (*state.TxResponse, error) `perm:"write"`
+		SubmitTx         func(ctx context.Context, tx state.Tx) (*state.TxResponse, error) `perm:"read"`
 		SubmitPayForBlob func(
 			ctx context.Context,
 			fee state.Int,