diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index b9e070318..f7f98a97b 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from app.notify_client.api_key_api_client import ApiKeyApiClient
 from app.notify_client.user_api_client import UserApiClient
 from app.notify_client.job_api_client import JobApiClient
 from app.notify_client.status_api_client import StatusApiClient
-from app.notify_client.permission_api_client import PermissionApiClient
 from app.notify_client.invite_api_client import InviteApiClient
 from app.its_dangerous_session import ItsdangerousSessionInterface
 from app.asset_fingerprinter import AssetFingerprinter
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ job_api_client = JobApiClient()
 status_api_client = StatusApiClient()
 invite_api_client = InviteApiClient()
 asset_fingerprinter = AssetFingerprinter()
-permission_api_client = PermissionApiClient()
 
 
 def create_app(config_name, config_overrides=None):
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ def create_app(config_name, config_overrides=None):
     api_key_api_client.init_app(application)
     job_api_client.init_app(application)
     status_api_client.init_app(application)
-    permission_api_client.init_app(application)
     invite_api_client.init_app(application)
 
     login_manager.init_app(application)
diff --git a/app/notify_client/permission_api_client.py b/app/notify_client/permission_api_client.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a112251af..000000000
--- a/app/notify_client/permission_api_client.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import uuid
-
-from notifications_python_client.base import BaseAPIClient
-
-
-class PermissionApiClient(BaseAPIClient):
-    def __init__(self, base_url=None, client_id=None, secret=None):
-        super(self.__class__, self).__init__(base_url=base_url or 'base_url',
-                                             client_id=client_id or 'client_id',
-                                             secret=secret or 'secret')
-
-    def init_app(self, app):
-        self.base_url = app.config['API_HOST_NAME']
-        self.client_id = app.config['ADMIN_CLIENT_USER_NAME']
-        self.secret = app.config['ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET']
-
-    def delete_permission(self, permission_id):
-        return self.delete(url='/permission/{}'.format(permission_id))['data']
-
-    def create_permission(self, permission, user_id, service_id):
-        return self.post(
-            url='/permission',
-            data={'permission': permission,
-                  'user': user_id,
-                  'service': service_id})['data']
diff --git a/app/notify_client/user_api_client.py b/app/notify_client/user_api_client.py
index 6b3450503..d825f079f 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/user_api_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/user_api_client.py
@@ -98,3 +98,8 @@ class UserApiClient(BaseAPIClient):
         endpoint = '/service/{}/users/{}'.format(service_id, user_id)
         resp = self.post(endpoint, data={})
         return User(resp['data'], max_failed_login_count=self.max_failed_login_count)
+
+    def set_user_permissions(self, user_id, service_id, permissions):
+        data = [{'permission': x} for x in permissions]
+        endpoint = '/user/{}/service/{}/permission'.format(user_id, service_id)
+        resp = self.post(endpoint, data=data)