diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/command/Auto.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/command/Auto.java
index 8c428c56e..60ed4bfea 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/command/Auto.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/command/Auto.java
@@ -142,14 +142,6 @@ public class Auto extends SubCommand {
                 }
             }
         }
-        int maxMerge = Permissions.hasPermissionRange(player, Permission.PERMISSION_MERGE, Settings.Limit.MAX_PLOTS);
-        if (sizeX * sizeZ > maxMerge) {
-            player.sendMessage(
-                    TranslatableCaption.of("permission.no_permission"),
-                    Template.of("node", Permission.PERMISSION_MERGE + "." + (sizeX * sizeZ))
-            );
-            return false;
-        }
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/command/Merge.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/command/Merge.java
index d548e95a3..8c9976197 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/command/Merge.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/command/Merge.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class Merge extends SubCommand {
             return false;
         }
         final int size = plot.getConnectedPlots().size();
-        int max = Permissions.hasPermissionRange(player, Permission.PERMISSION_MERGE, Settings.Limit.MAX_PLOTS);
+        int max = Permissions.hasPermissionRange(player, "plots.merge", Settings.Limit.MAX_PLOTS);
         PlotMergeEvent event =
                 this.eventDispatcher.callMerge(plot, direction, max, player);
         if (event.getEventResult() == Result.DENY) {