diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/META-INF/scm/repository-permissions.xml b/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/META-INF/scm/repository-permissions.xml
index 4646482fe7..986aa5cf2d 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/META-INF/scm/repository-permissions.xml
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/META-INF/scm/repository-permissions.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     <verb>push</verb>
     <verb>permissionRead</verb>
     <verb>permissionWrite</verb>
-    <verb>healthCheck</verb>
     <verb>*</verb>
   </verbs>
   <roles>
@@ -26,12 +25,6 @@
         <verb>push</verb>
       </verbs>
     </role>
-    <role>
-      <name>HEALTH</name>
-      <verbs>
-        <verb>healthCheck</verb>
-      </verbs>
-    </role>
     <role>
       <name>OWNER</name>
       <verbs>
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json b/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json
index 67f26115dc..a0472f18a2 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@
         "displayName": "modify permissions",
         "description": "May modify the permissions of the repository"
       },
-      "healthCheck": {
-        "displayName": "health check",
-        "description": "May run the health check for the repository"
-      },
       "*": {
         "displayName": "overall",
         "description": "May change everything for the repository (includes all other permissions)"
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/security/RepositoryPermissionProviderTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/security/RepositoryPermissionProviderTest.java
index b5998084f8..9a7277ddb5 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/security/RepositoryPermissionProviderTest.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/security/RepositoryPermissionProviderTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class RepositoryPermissionProviderTest {
     repositoryPermissionProvider = new RepositoryPermissionProvider(pluginLoader);
     allVerbsFromRepositoryClass = Arrays.stream(RepositoryPermissions.class.getDeclaredFields())
       .filter(field -> field.getName().startsWith("ACTION_"))
+      .filter(field -> !field.getName().equals("ACTION_HEALTHCHECK"))
       .map(this::getString)
       .filter(verb -> !"create".equals(verb))
       .toArray(String[]::new);