diff --git a/app/dao/permissions_dao.py b/app/dao/permissions_dao.py
index 31e4a24a6..2213c0040 100644
--- a/app/dao/permissions_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/permissions_dao.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from app.models import (
     SEND_EMAILS,
     SEND_LETTERS,
     MANAGE_API_KEYS,
-    ACCESS_DEVELOPER_DOCS,
     VIEW_ACTIVITY)
 
 
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ default_service_permissions = [
     SEND_EMAILS,
     SEND_LETTERS,
     MANAGE_API_KEYS,
-    ACCESS_DEVELOPER_DOCS,
     VIEW_ACTIVITY]
 
 
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 28dc68c60..0603fb1c3 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ SEND_TEXTS = 'send_texts'
 SEND_EMAILS = 'send_emails'
 SEND_LETTERS = 'send_letters'
 MANAGE_API_KEYS = 'manage_api_keys'
-ACCESS_DEVELOPER_DOCS = 'access_developer_docs'
 PLATFORM_ADMIN = 'platform_admin'
 VIEW_ACTIVITY = 'view_activity'
 
@@ -319,7 +318,6 @@ PERMISSION_LIST = [
     SEND_EMAILS,
     SEND_LETTERS,
     MANAGE_API_KEYS,
-    ACCESS_DEVELOPER_DOCS,
     PLATFORM_ADMIN,
     VIEW_ACTIVITY]
 
diff --git a/app/permissions_utils.py b/app/permissions_utils.py
index e75dd1cb6..fa9268523 100644
--- a/app/permissions_utils.py
+++ b/app/permissions_utils.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from app.models import (
     SEND_EMAILS,
     SEND_LETTERS,
     MANAGE_API_KEYS,
-    ACCESS_DEVELOPER_DOCS,
     VIEW_ACTIVITY
 )
 
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ from app.schemas import permission_schema
 
 permissions_groups = {'send_messages': [SEND_TEXTS, SEND_EMAILS, SEND_LETTERS],
                       'manage_service': [MANAGE_USERS, MANAGE_SETTINGS, MANAGE_TEMPLATES],
-                      'manage_api_keys': [MANAGE_API_KEYS, ACCESS_DEVELOPER_DOCS],
+                      'manage_api_keys': [MANAGE_API_KEYS],
                       VIEW_ACTIVITY: [VIEW_ACTIVITY]}
 
 
diff --git a/migrations/versions/0043_view_activity.py b/migrations/versions/0043_view_activity.py
index c60d4fb61..f589a0938 100644
--- a/migrations/versions/0043_view_activity.py
+++ b/migrations/versions/0043_view_activity.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ def upgrade():
             "insert into permissions (id, service_id, user_id, created_at, permission) "
             "values('{0}', '{1}', {2}, now(), 'view_activity')".format(
                 uuid.uuid4(), user_service.service_id, user_service.user_id))
+    conn.execute("delete from permissions where permission = 'access_developer_docs'")
+    conn.execute("delete from pg_enum where enumlabel='access_developer_docs'")
     ### end Alembic commands ###
 
 
@@ -34,4 +36,12 @@ def downgrade():
     conn = op.get_bind()
     conn.execute("delete from permissions where permission = 'view_activity'")
     conn.execute("delete from pg_enum where enumlabel = 'view_activity'")
+    conn.execute('COMMIT')
+    conn.execute("alter type permission_types add value IF NOT EXISTS 'access_developer_docs'")
+    manage_api_key_users = conn.execute("SELECT * FROM permissions where permission='manage_api_keys'").fetchall()
+    for user_service in manage_api_key_users:
+        conn.execute(
+            "insert into permissions (id, service_id, user_id, created_at, permission) "
+            "values('{0}', '{1}', {2}, now(), 'access_developer_docs')".format(
+                uuid.uuid4(), user_service.service_id, user_service.user_id))
     ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/tests/app/service/test_rest.py b/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
index 960d66543..7b2c4e8dd 100644
--- a/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
@@ -600,8 +600,7 @@ def test_add_existing_user_to_another_service_with_all_permissions(notify_api,
             json_resp = json.loads(resp.get_data(as_text=True))
             permissions = json_resp['data']['permissions'][str(sample_service.id)]
             expected_permissions = ['send_texts', 'send_emails', 'send_letters', 'manage_users',
-                                    'manage_settings', 'manage_templates', 'manage_api_keys',
-                                    'access_developer_docs']
+                                    'manage_settings', 'manage_templates', 'manage_api_keys']
             assert sorted(expected_permissions) == sorted(permissions)
 
 
@@ -745,7 +744,7 @@ def test_add_existing_user_to_another_service_with_manage_api_keys(notify_api,
             json_resp = json.loads(resp.get_data(as_text=True))
 
             permissions = json_resp['data']['permissions'][str(sample_service.id)]
-            expected_permissions = ['manage_api_keys', 'access_developer_docs']
+            expected_permissions = ['manage_api_keys']
             assert sorted(expected_permissions) == sorted(permissions)