diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20250515024929_add_required_perms_to_notifications/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20250515024929_add_required_perms_to_notifications/migration.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 0af0368..0000000
--- a/prisma/migrations/20250515024929_add_required_perms_to_notifications/migration.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
--- AlterTable
-ALTER TABLE "Notification" ADD COLUMN     "requiredPerms" TEXT[] DEFAULT ARRAY[]::TEXT[];
diff --git a/prisma/models/user.prisma b/prisma/models/user.prisma
index 3445084..d880109 100644
--- a/prisma/models/user.prisma
+++ b/prisma/models/user.prisma
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ model Notification {
     description String
     actions     String[]
 
-    // ACL items
-    requiredPerms String[] @default([])
-
     read Boolean @default(false)
 
     @@unique([userId, nonce])
diff --git a/server/api/v1/notifications/index.get.ts b/server/api/v1/notifications/index.get.ts
index ea81524..982d520 100644
--- a/server/api/v1/notifications/index.get.ts
+++ b/server/api/v1/notifications/index.get.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import aclManager, { type SystemACL } from "~/server/internal/acls";
+import aclManager from "~/server/internal/acls";
 import prisma from "~/server/internal/db/database";
 
 export default defineEventHandler(async (h3) => {
@@ -24,36 +24,5 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (h3) => {
     },
   });
 
-  let i = notifications.length;
-  while (i--) {
-    const notif = notifications[i];
-
-    const hasPermsForNotif = await aclManager.allowSystemACL(
-      h3,
-      notif.requiredPerms as SystemACL,
-    );
-
-    if (!hasPermsForNotif) {
-      // remove element
-      console.log(
-        userId,
-        "did not have perms to access",
-        notif.id,
-        "based on",
-        notif.requiredPerms,
-      );
-
-      notifications.splice(i, 1);
-    } else {
-      console.log(
-        userId,
-        "had perms to access",
-        notif.id,
-        "based on",
-        notif.requiredPerms,
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
   return notifications;
 });