diff --git a/panels_node/panels_node.install b/panels_node/panels_node.install
index c68e40d05b31a4caf200722953e48a4e6f1f3e53..f1b24f96d1a09164ff7bc764378beda4e915d01c 100644
--- a/panels_node/panels_node.install
+++ b/panels_node/panels_node.install
@@ -69,3 +69,41 @@ function panels_node_update_6001() {
   db_add_field('panels_node', 'pipeline', $field);
   return $ret;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Migrate legacy Drupal 6 permissions to Drupal 7.
+ */
+function panels_node_update_6002() {
+  $permissions = array(
+    'create panel-nodes' => 'create panel content',
+    'edit any panel-nodes' => 'edit any panel content',
+    'edit own panel-nodes' => 'edit own panel content',
+    'delete any panel-nodes' => 'delete any panel content',
+    'delete own panel-nodes' => 'delete own panel content',
+  );
+  foreach ($permissions as $legacy_permission => $new_permission) {
+    $query = db_select('role_permission', 'p')
+      ->fields('p', array('rid'))
+      ->condition('permission', $legacy_permission);
+    $rids = $query->execute()->fetchCol();
+    foreach ($rids as $rid) {
+      // Insert the new permission if it doesn't already exist.
+      db_merge('role_permission')
+        ->key(array(
+          'rid' => $rid,
+          'permission' => $new_permission,
+        ))
+        ->insertFields(array(
+          'rid' => $rid,
+          'permission' => $new_permission,
+          'module' => 'node',
+        ))
+        ->execute();
+    }
+
+    // Delete the legacy permission.
+    db_delete('role_permission')
+      ->condition('permission', $legacy_permission)
+      ->execute();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/panels_node/panels_node.module b/panels_node/panels_node.module
index 03d8bbe382a7efd84adf30c23b8795b707176b43..0d01587714281d3cae39e3a8f0e9e37ff038f6ab 100644
--- a/panels_node/panels_node.module
+++ b/panels_node/panels_node.module
@@ -17,30 +17,10 @@
  */
 function panels_node_permission() {
   return array(
-    'create panel-nodes' => array(
-      'title' => t('Create panel nodes'),
-      'description' => t('Create new panel nodes.'),
-    ),
-    'edit any panel-nodes' => array(
-      'title' => t('Edit any panel-nodes'),
-      'description' => t('Edit all pre-existing panel nodes regardless of ownership.'),
-    ),
-    'edit own panel-nodes' => array(
-      'title' => t('Edit own panel nodes'),
-      'description' => t('Edit panel nodes owned by this user.'),
-    ),
     'administer panel-nodes' => array(
       'title' => t('Administer panel nodes'),
       'description' => t('Full administrative access to panel nodes including create, update and delete all'),
     ),
-    'delete any panel-nodes' => array(
-      'title' => t('Delete any panel nodes'),
-      'description' => t('Delete any panel node regardless of ownership'),
-    ),
-    'delete own panel-nodes' => array(
-      'title' => t('Delete own panel nodes'),
-      'description' => t('Delete any panel node owned by this user.'),
-    ),
   );
 }
 
@@ -156,19 +136,6 @@ function panels_node_node_access($node, $op, $account) {
   if (user_access('administer panel-nodes', $account)) {
     return NODE_ACCESS_ALLOW;
   }
-
-  if ($op == 'create' && user_access('create panel-nodes', $account)) {
-    return NODE_ACCESS_ALLOW;
-  }
-
-  if ($op == 'update' && (user_access('edit any panel-nodes', $account) || $node->uid == $account->uid && user_access('edit own panel-nodes', $account))) {
-    return NODE_ACCESS_ALLOW;
-  }
-
-
-  if ($op == 'delete' && (user_access('delete any panel-nodes') || $node->uid == $account->uid && user_access('delete own panel-nodes'))) {
-    return NODE_ACCESS_ALLOW;
-  }
 }
 
 /**