diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/FetchAction.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/FetchAction.java
index c44bcbc..d51590d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/FetchAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/FetchAction.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicItem;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.AuthException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.BadRequestException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
@@ -41,18 +40,13 @@
   private final FetchCommand command;
   private final WorkQueue workQueue;
   private final DynamicItem<UrlFormatter> urlFormatter;
-  private final FetchPreconditions preConditions;
 
   @Inject
   public FetchAction(
-      FetchCommand command,
-      WorkQueue workQueue,
-      DynamicItem<UrlFormatter> urlFormatter,
-      FetchPreconditions preConditions) {
+      FetchCommand command, WorkQueue workQueue, DynamicItem<UrlFormatter> urlFormatter) {
     this.command = command;
     this.workQueue = workQueue;
     this.urlFormatter = urlFormatter;
-    this.preConditions = preConditions;
   }
 
   public static class Input {
@@ -63,10 +57,6 @@
 
   @Override
   public Response<?> apply(ProjectResource resource, Input input) throws RestApiException {
-
-    if (!preConditions.canCallFetchApi()) {
-      throw new AuthException("not allowed to call fetch command");
-    }
     try {
       if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(input.label)) {
         throw new BadRequestException("Source label cannot be null or empty");
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/FetchApiCapability.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/FetchApiCapability.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 73a4ac5..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/FetchApiCapability.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.pull.api;
-
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.config.CapabilityDefinition;
-
-public class FetchApiCapability extends CapabilityDefinition {
-  static final String CALL_FETCH_ACTION = "callFetchAction";
-
-  @Override
-  public String getDescription() {
-    return "Pull Replication";
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/FetchPreconditions.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/FetchPreconditions.java
deleted file mode 100644
index ca1557a..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/FetchPreconditions.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.pull.api;
-
-import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.pull.api.FetchApiCapability.CALL_FETCH_ACTION;
-
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.PluginName;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.access.PluginPermission;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.GlobalPermission;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackend;
-import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
-
-public class FetchPreconditions {
-  private final String pluginName;
-  private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
-  private final Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider;
-
-  @Inject
-  public FetchPreconditions(
-      @PluginName String pluginName,
-      Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider,
-      PermissionBackend permissionBackend) {
-    this.pluginName = pluginName;
-    this.userProvider = userProvider;
-    this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
-  }
-
-  public Boolean canCallFetchApi() {
-    PermissionBackend.WithUser userPermission = permissionBackend.user(userProvider.get());
-    return userPermission.testOrFalse(GlobalPermission.ADMINISTRATE_SERVER)
-        || userPermission.testOrFalse(new PluginPermission(pluginName, CALL_FETCH_ACTION));
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/PullReplicationApiModule.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/PullReplicationApiModule.java
index 1663ad2..470c985 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/PullReplicationApiModule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/PullReplicationApiModule.java
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.pull.api;
 
 import static com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectResource.PROJECT_KIND;
-import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.pull.api.FetchApiCapability.CALL_FETCH_ACTION;
 
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.Exports;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.config.CapabilityDefinition;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiModule;
 import com.google.inject.Scopes;
 
@@ -27,10 +24,5 @@
   protected void configure() {
     bind(FetchAction.class).in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
     post(PROJECT_KIND, "fetch").to(FetchAction.class);
-
-    bind(FetchPreconditions.class).in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
-    bind(CapabilityDefinition.class)
-        .annotatedWith(Exports.named(CALL_FETCH_ACTION))
-        .to(FetchApiCapability.class);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md b/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md
index d921e0b..46ec740 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md
+++ b/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md
@@ -8,10 +8,3 @@
 configuration is not recommended.  It is also possible to specify a
 local path as replication source. This makes e.g. sense if a network
 share is mounted to which the repositories should be replicated from.
-
-Access
-------
-
-To be allowed to trigger pull replication a user must be a member of a
-group that is granted the 'Pull Replication' capability (provided
-by this plugin) or the 'Administrate Server' capability.
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/FetchActionTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/FetchActionTest.java
index 2c888c8..39c6717 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/FetchActionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/FetchActionTest.java
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@
 import static org.apache.http.HttpStatus.SC_ACCEPTED;
 import static org.apache.http.HttpStatus.SC_CREATED;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
-import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doThrow;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicItem;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.AuthException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.BadRequestException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@
   @Mock DynamicItem<UrlFormatter> urlFormatterDynamicItem;
   @Mock UrlFormatter urlFormatter;
   @Mock WorkQueue.Task<Void> task;
-  @Mock FetchPreconditions preConditions;
 
   @Before
   public void setup() {
@@ -77,9 +75,8 @@
             });
     when(urlFormatterDynamicItem.get()).thenReturn(urlFormatter);
     when(task.getTaskId()).thenReturn(taskId);
-    when(preConditions.canCallFetchApi()).thenReturn(true);
 
-    fetchAction = new FetchAction(fetchCommand, workQueue, urlFormatterDynamicItem, preConditions);
+    fetchAction = new FetchAction(fetchCommand, workQueue, urlFormatterDynamicItem);
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -208,18 +205,6 @@
     fetchAction.apply(projectResource, inputParams);
   }
 
-  @Test(expected = AuthException.class)
-  public void shouldThrowAuthExceptionWhenCallFetchActionCapabilityNotAssigned()
-      throws RestApiException {
-    FetchAction.Input inputParams = new FetchAction.Input();
-    inputParams.label = label;
-    inputParams.refName = refName;
-
-    when(preConditions.canCallFetchApi()).thenReturn(false);
-
-    fetchAction.apply(projectResource, inputParams);
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void shouldReturnScheduledTaskForAsyncCall() throws RestApiException {
     FetchAction.Input inputParams = new FetchAction.Input();