diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/UserFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/UserFactory.cs
index 305c630a71..1c3ad314e5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/UserFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/UserFactory.cs
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Factories
                     IsLockedOut = dto.NoConsole,
                     IsApproved = dto.Disabled == false,
                     Email = dto.Email,
-                    Language = dto.UserLanguage,
-                    //NOTE: The default permission come from the user type's default permissions
-                    DefaultPermissions = _userType.Permissions
+                    Language = dto.UserLanguage
                 };
 
             foreach (var app in dto.User2AppDtos)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/WebSecurity.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/WebSecurity.cs
index 5239207316..5896a3f05b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/WebSecurity.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/WebSecurity.cs
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Security
                 Language = GlobalSettings.DefaultUILanguage,
                 Name = membershipUser.UserName,
                 RawPasswordValue = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"), //Need to set this to something - will not be used though
-                DefaultPermissions = writer.Permissions,
                 Username = membershipUser.UserName,
                 StartContentId = -1,
                 StartMediaId = -1,
diff --git a/src/umbraco.businesslogic/UserType.cs b/src/umbraco.businesslogic/UserType.cs
index 31604c3ce9..297695761e 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.businesslogic/UserType.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.businesslogic/UserType.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace umbraco.BusinessLogic
         /// </summary>
         public string DefaultPermissions
         {
-            get { return string.Join("", UserTypeItem.Permissions); }
+            get { return UserTypeItem.Permissions == null ? string.Empty : string.Join("", UserTypeItem.Permissions); }
             set { UserTypeItem.Permissions = value.ToCharArray().Select(x => x.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)); }
         }