diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/rest/connection/ConnectionResource.java b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/rest/connection/ConnectionResource.java
index ac0a28266..3149987d1 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/rest/connection/ConnectionResource.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/rest/connection/ConnectionResource.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.Directory;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.Permissions;
 import org.apache.guacamole.rest.directory.DirectoryView;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.SharingProfile;
-import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.User;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.UserContext;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.permission.ObjectPermission;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.permission.ObjectPermissionSet;
@@ -121,8 +120,7 @@ public class ConnectionResource extends DirectoryObjectResource<Connection, APIC
             throws GuacamoleException {
 
         // Pull effective permissions
-        User self = userContext.self();
-        Permissions effective = self.getEffectivePermissions();
+        Permissions effective = userContext.self().getEffectivePermissions();
 
         // Retrieve permission sets
         SystemPermissionSet systemPermissions = effective.getSystemPermissions();
diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/rest/directory/DirectoryResource.java b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/rest/directory/DirectoryResource.java
index b0d93a5af..9973301a2 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/rest/directory/DirectoryResource.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/rest/directory/DirectoryResource.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import org.apache.guacamole.GuacamoleUnsupportedException;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.Directory;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.Identifiable;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.Permissions;
-import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.User;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.UserContext;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.permission.ObjectPermission;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.permission.ObjectPermissionSet;
@@ -143,8 +142,7 @@ public abstract class DirectoryResource<InternalType extends Identifiable, Exter
             throws GuacamoleException {
 
         // An admin user has access to all objects
-        User self = userContext.self();
-        Permissions effective = self.getEffectivePermissions();
+        Permissions effective = userContext.self().getEffectivePermissions();
         SystemPermissionSet systemPermissions = effective.getSystemPermissions();
         boolean isAdmin = systemPermissions.hasPermission(SystemPermission.Type.ADMINISTER);
 
diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/rest/sharingprofile/SharingProfileResource.java b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/rest/sharingprofile/SharingProfileResource.java
index 93187f214..4797ade7f 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/rest/sharingprofile/SharingProfileResource.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/rest/sharingprofile/SharingProfileResource.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import org.apache.guacamole.GuacamoleSecurityException;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.Directory;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.Permissions;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.SharingProfile;
-import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.User;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.UserContext;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.permission.ObjectPermission;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.permission.ObjectPermissionSet;
@@ -105,8 +104,7 @@ public class SharingProfileResource
             throws GuacamoleException {
 
         // Pull effective permissions
-        User self = userContext.self();
-        Permissions effective = self.getEffectivePermissions();
+        Permissions effective = userContext.self().getEffectivePermissions();
 
         // Retrieve permission sets
         SystemPermissionSet systemPermissions = effective.getSystemPermissions();