diff --git a/modules/file/tests/file.test b/modules/file/tests/file.test
index 0dc3a1c6b13348171d2773477dd304e9edd0df23..9fa70a9597c722d42600e900a05984f9ad002f8f 100644
--- a/modules/file/tests/file.test
+++ b/modules/file/tests/file.test
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class FileFieldTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
 
   function setUp() {
     parent::setUp('file');
-    $this->admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('access content', 'access administration pages', 'administer site configuration', 'administer content types', 'administer nodes', 'create article content', 'edit any article content', 'delete any article content', 'administer files'));
+    $this->admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('access content', 'access administration pages', 'administer site configuration', 'administer content types', 'administer nodes', 'create article content', 'edit any article content', 'delete any article content'));
     $this->drupalLogin($this->admin_user);
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/system/system.module b/modules/system/system.module
index 67b8c5808e5a2d4b041da9523f5a73ec9a6211b2..f44ad4ea21686ba742a598209b01ffca3428cfb7 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/modules/system/system.module
@@ -217,9 +217,6 @@ function system_permission() {
     'administer actions' => array(
       'title' => t('Administer actions'),
     ),
-    'administer files' => array(
-      'title' => t('Administer user-uploaded files'),
-    ),
     'access administration pages' => array(
       'title' => t('Use the administration pages and help'),
     ),