diff --git a/mod/lesson/db/access.php b/mod/lesson/db/access.php
index 9e3934d8869c9..a716a1f087880 100644
--- a/mod/lesson/db/access.php
+++ b/mod/lesson/db/access.php
@@ -6,20 +6,6 @@
  */
 $mod_lesson_capabilities = array(
 
-    'mod/lesson:view' => array(
-
-        'captype' => 'read',
-        'contextlevel' => CONTEXT_MODULE,
-        'legacy' => array(
-            'guest' => CAP_ALLOW,
-            'student' => CAP_ALLOW,
-            'teacher' => CAP_ALLOW,
-            'editingteacher' => CAP_ALLOW,
-            'coursecreator' => CAP_ALLOW,
-            'admin' => CAP_ALLOW
-        )
-    ),
-
     'mod/lesson:edit' => array(
 
         'riskbitmask' => RISK_XSS,
diff --git a/mod/lesson/highscores.php b/mod/lesson/highscores.php
index d54074c21f55f..5a7c4e7ed6a0e 100644
--- a/mod/lesson/highscores.php
+++ b/mod/lesson/highscores.php
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
     
     $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_MODULE, $cm->id);
     
-    require_capability('mod/lesson:view', $context);
-
+    
     switch ($mode) {
         case 'add':
             // Ensure that we came from view.php
diff --git a/mod/lesson/mediafile.php b/mod/lesson/mediafile.php
index 084424b2a4e6c..31120db2371ca 100644
--- a/mod/lesson/mediafile.php
+++ b/mod/lesson/mediafile.php
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@
     }
 
     require_login($course->id, false, $cm);
-    $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_MODULE, $cm->id);
-    require_capability('mod/lesson:view', $context);
+
     
     // get the mimetype
     //$path_parts = pathinfo('http://www.apple.com');  //$lesson->mediafile
diff --git a/mod/lesson/view.php b/mod/lesson/view.php
index d6efd463170fe..324326b59f532 100644
--- a/mod/lesson/view.php
+++ b/mod/lesson/view.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     require_login($course->id, false, $cm);
     
     $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_MODULE, $cm->id);
-    require_capability('mod/lesson:view', $context);
 
 /// Check these for students only TODO: Find a better method for doing this!
 ///     Check lesson availability