diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index d931b827e..bcbb81dce 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
 			</intent-filter>
 		</activity>
 		<activity android:name="org.geometerplus.android.fbreader.BookmarkEditActivity" android:theme="@style/FBReader.Dialog" android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize"/>
-		<activity android:name="org.geometerplus.android.fbreader.preferences.PreferenceActivity" android:theme="@style/FBReader.Activity" android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize" android:process=":preferences" android:permission="fbreader.permission.CONFIG">
+		<activity android:name="org.geometerplus.android.fbreader.preferences.PreferenceActivity" android:theme="@style/FBReader.Activity" android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize" android:process=":preferences">
 			<intent-filter>
 				<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
 				<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml.pattern b/AndroidManifest.xml.pattern
index cd03da275..3488c7232 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml.pattern
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml.pattern
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
 			</intent-filter>
 		</activity>
 		<activity android:name="org.geometerplus.android.fbreader.BookmarkEditActivity" android:theme="@style/FBReader.Dialog" android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize"/>
-		<activity android:name="org.geometerplus.android.fbreader.preferences.PreferenceActivity" android:theme="@style/FBReader.Activity" android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize" android:process=":preferences" android:permission="fbreader.permission.CONFIG">
+		<activity android:name="org.geometerplus.android.fbreader.preferences.PreferenceActivity" android:theme="@style/FBReader.Activity" android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize" android:process=":preferences">
 			<intent-filter>
 				<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
 				<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>