diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/CommandRegistrationHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/CommandRegistrationHelper.java
index 19dd617ac..7664f3667 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/CommandRegistrationHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/CommandRegistrationHelper.java
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ public final class CommandRegistrationHelper {
     public static void registerMcpurgeCommand() {
         PluginCommand command = mcMMO.p.getCommand("mcpurge");
         command.setDescription(LocaleLoader.getString("Commands.Description.mcpurge", Config.getInstance().getOldUsersCutoff()));
-        command.setPermission("mcmmo.commands.mcpurge");
         command.setPermissionMessage(permissionsMessage);
         command.setUsage(LocaleLoader.getString("Commands.Usage.0", "mcpurge"));
         command.setExecutor(new McpurgeCommand());
@@ -262,7 +261,6 @@ public final class CommandRegistrationHelper {
     public static void registerMcremoveCommand() {
         PluginCommand command = mcMMO.p.getCommand("mcremove");
         command.setDescription(LocaleLoader.getString("Commands.Description.mcremove"));
-        command.setPermission("mcmmo.commands.mcremove");
         command.setPermissionMessage(permissionsMessage);
         command.setUsage(LocaleLoader.getString("Commands.Usage.1", "mcremove", "<" + LocaleLoader.getString("Commands.Usage.Player") + ">"));
         command.setExecutor(new McremoveCommand());
@@ -271,7 +269,6 @@ public final class CommandRegistrationHelper {
     public static void registerMmoupdateCommand() {
         PluginCommand command = mcMMO.p.getCommand("mmoupdate");
         command.setDescription(LocaleLoader.getString("Commands.Description.mmoupdate"));
-        command.setPermission("mcmmo.commands.mmoupdate");
         command.setPermissionMessage(permissionsMessage);
         command.setUsage(LocaleLoader.getString("Commands.Usage.0", "mmoupdate"));
         command.setExecutor(new MmoupdateCommand());
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/commands/McpurgeCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/commands/McpurgeCommand.java
index ab7a88d84..a4738d10a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/commands/McpurgeCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/commands/McpurgeCommand.java
@@ -8,10 +8,16 @@ import com.gmail.nossr50.config.Config;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.database.Database;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.database.Leaderboard;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.locale.LocaleLoader;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.util.Permissions;
 
 public class McpurgeCommand implements CommandExecutor{
     @Override
     public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, String[] args) {
+        if (!Permissions.mcpurge(sender)) {
+            sender.sendMessage(command.getPermissionMessage());
+            return true;
+        }
+
         switch (args.length) {
         case 0:
             if (Config.getInstance().getUseMySQL()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/commands/McremoveCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/commands/McremoveCommand.java
index 41e383208..62f7f02c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/commands/McremoveCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/commands/McremoveCommand.java
@@ -8,10 +8,16 @@ import com.gmail.nossr50.config.Config;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.database.Database;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.database.Leaderboard;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.locale.LocaleLoader;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.util.Permissions;
 
 public class McremoveCommand implements CommandExecutor {
     @Override
     public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, String[] args) {
+        if (!Permissions.mcremove(sender)) {
+            sender.sendMessage(command.getPermissionMessage());
+            return true;
+        }
+
         switch (args.length) {
         case 1:
             /* MySQL */
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/commands/MmoupdateCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/commands/MmoupdateCommand.java
index 5bf0be742..097c2fcaf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/commands/MmoupdateCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/commands/MmoupdateCommand.java
@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@ import com.gmail.nossr50.mcMMO;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.config.Config;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.database.runnables.SQLConversionTask;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.locale.LocaleLoader;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.util.Permissions;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.util.Users;
 
 public class MmoupdateCommand implements CommandExecutor {
     @Override
     public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, String[] args) {
+        if (!Permissions.mmoupdate(sender)) {
+            sender.sendMessage(command.getPermissionMessage());
+            return true;
+        }
+
         switch (args.length) {
         case 0:
             sender.sendMessage(LocaleLoader.getString("Commands.mmoupdate.Start"));
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/Permissions.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/Permissions.java
index b9371a0d1..bf687c293 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/Permissions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/Permissions.java
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ public final class Permissions {
     public static boolean vampirismModify(Permissible permissible) { return permissible.hasPermission("mcmmo.commands.vampirism.modify"); }
     public static boolean vampirismToggle(Permissible permissible) { return permissible.hasPermission("mcmmo.commands.vampirism.toggle"); }
 
+    public static boolean mcpurge(Permissible permissible) { return permissible.hasPermission("mcmmo.commands.mcpurge"); }
+    public static boolean mcremove(Permissible permissible) { return permissible.hasPermission("mcmmo.commands.mcremove"); }
+    public static boolean mmoupdate(Permissible permissible) { return permissible.hasPermission("mcmmo.commands.mmoupdate"); }
+
     /*
      * PERKS
      */