diff --git a/app/dao/services_dao.py b/app/dao/services_dao.py
index 412723830..572e36e63 100644
--- a/app/dao/services_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/services_dao.py
@@ -148,17 +148,6 @@ def dao_create_service(service, user, service_id=None, service_permissions=[SMS_
             if permission == LETTER_TYPE:
                 service.can_send_letters = True
 
-        def convert_flags(flag, notify_type):
-            if flag and notify_type not in service_permissions:
-                service_permission = ServicePermission(service_id=service.id, permission=notify_type)
-                service.permissions.append(service_permission)
-            elif flag is False and notify_type in service_permissions:
-                service_permission = ServicePermission(service_id=service.id, permission=notify_type)
-                service.permissions.remove(service_permission)
-
-        convert_flags(service.can_send_international_sms, INTERNATIONAL_SMS_TYPE)
-        convert_flags(service.can_send_letters, LETTER_TYPE)
-
     deprecate_process_service_permissions()
     db.session.add(service)
 
diff --git a/tests/app/service/test_rest.py b/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
index 11d50f899..aaacb4ed9 100644
--- a/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
@@ -501,10 +501,10 @@ def test_update_service_flags_with_service_without_default_service_permissions(c
 def test_update_service_flags_will_remove_service_permissions(client, notify_db, notify_db_session):
     auth_header = create_authorization_header()
 
-    service = create_service(notify_db, notify_db_session, can_send_international_sms=True)
+    service = create_service(
+        notify_db, notify_db_session, permissions=[SMS_TYPE, EMAIL_TYPE, INTERNATIONAL_SMS_TYPE])
 
     assert service.can_send_international_sms is True
-    assert set([p.permission for p in service.permissions]) == set([SMS_TYPE, EMAIL_TYPE, INTERNATIONAL_SMS_TYPE])
 
     data = {
         'can_send_international_sms': False