diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 4b34e9c183..3832de1b1f 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -937,7 +937,6 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 
 		'$maxreq' 	=> ['maxreq', DI::l10n()->t('Maximum Friend Requests/Day:'), $maxreq , DI::l10n()->t("\x28to prevent spam abuse\x29")],
 		'$permissions' => DI::l10n()->t('Default Post Permissions'),
-		'$permdesc' => DI::l10n()->t("\x28click to open/close\x29"),
 		'$visibility' => $profile['net-publish'],
 		'$aclselect' => ACL::getFullSelectorHTML(DI::page(), $a->user),
 		'$blockwall'=> $blockwall, // array('blockwall', DI::l10n()->t('Allow friends to post to your profile page:'), !$blockwall, ''),
diff --git a/view/templates/settings/settings.tpl b/view/templates/settings/settings.tpl
index fd0de22da4..fe83ebf0c5 100644
--- a/view/templates/settings/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/settings/settings.tpl
@@ -65,24 +65,12 @@
 
 {{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$cntunkmail}}
 
-<div id="settings-default-perms" class="settings-default-perms" >
-	<a href="#profile-jot-acl-wrapper" id="settings-default-perms-menu" class='popupbox'>{{$permissions}} {{$permdesc}}</a>
-	<div id="settings-default-perms-menu-end"></div>
-
-	<div id="settings-default-perms-select" style="display: none; margin-bottom: 20px" >
-
-	<div style="display: none;">
-		<div id="profile-jot-acl-wrapper" style="width:auto;height:auto;overflow:auto;">
-			{{$aclselect nofilter}}
-		</div>
-	</div>
-
-	</div>
-</div>
-<br/>
-<div id="settings-default-perms-end"></div>
-
 {{$group_select nofilter}}
+
+<h3>{{$permissions}}</h3>
+
+{{$aclselect nofilter}}
+
 <div class="settings-submit-wrapper" >
 <input type="submit" name="submit" class="settings-submit" value="{{$submit}}" />
 </div>
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/settings.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/settings.tpl
index 11e697b30b..40c1d85ddf 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/settings.tpl
@@ -101,30 +101,12 @@
 
 						{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$cntunkmail}}
 
-						{{* Block for setting default permissions *}}
-						<div id="settings-default-perms" class="settings-default-perms">
-							<a id="settings-default-perms-menu" class="settings-default-perms" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#aclModal">{{$permissions}} {{$permdesc}}</a>
-							<div id="settings-default-perms-menu-end"></div>
-
-							{{* We include the aclModal directly into the template since we cant use frio's default modal *}}
-							<div class="modal" id="aclModal">
-								<div class="modal-dialog">
-									<div class="modal-content">
-										<div class="modal-header">
-											<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button>
-											<h4 class="modal-title">{{$permissions}}</h4>
-										</div>
-										<div class="modal-body">
-											{{$aclselect nofilter}}
-										</div>
-									</div>
-								</div>
-							</div>
-						</div>
-						<br/>
-
 						{{$group_select nofilter}}
 
+						<h4>{{$permissions}}</h4>
+
+						{{$aclselect nofilter}}
+
 						<div class="form-group pull-right settings-submit-wrapper" >
 							<button type="submit" name="submit" class="btn btn-primary" value="{{$submit}}">{{$submit}}</button>
 						</div>