diff --git a/administrator/components/com_users/config.xml b/administrator/components/com_users/config.xml
index ed76d04de1801..d932282b54c90 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_users/config.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_users/config.xml
@@ -140,10 +140,6 @@
 				name="core.edit.state"
 				title="JACTION_EDITSTATE"
 				description="JACTION_EDITSTATE_COMPONENT_DESC" />
-			<action
-				name="core.edit.own"
-				title="JACTION_EDITOWN"
-				description="JACTION_EDITOWN_COMPONENT_DESC" />
 		</field>
 	</fieldset>
 </config>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_users/helpers/users.php b/administrator/components/com_users/helpers/users.php
index 6ac452773555f..818a278937172 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_users/helpers/users.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_users/helpers/users.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public static function getActions()
 			self::$actions	= new JObject;
 
 			$actions = array(
-				'core.admin', 'core.manage', 'core.create', 'core.edit', 'core.edit.own', 'core.edit.state', 'core.delete'
+				'core.admin', 'core.manage', 'core.create', 'core.edit', 'core.edit.state', 'core.delete'
 			);
 
 			foreach ($actions as $action) {
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_users/views/user/view.html.php b/administrator/components/com_users/views/user/view.html.php
index 2472bfdd9721c..3a126ea9925f4 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_users/views/user/view.html.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_users/views/user/view.html.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ protected function addToolbar()
 		$isNew	= ($this->item->id == 0);
 		$isProfile = $this->item->id == $user->id;
 		JToolBarHelper::title(JText::_($isNew ? 'COM_USERS_VIEW_NEW_USER_TITLE' : ($isProfile ? 'COM_USERS_VIEW_EDIT_PROFILE_TITLE' : 'COM_USERS_VIEW_EDIT_USER_TITLE')), $isNew ? 'user-add' : ($isProfile ? 'user-profile' : 'user-edit'));
-		if ($canDo->get('core.edit')||$canDo->get('core.edit.own')||$canDo->get('core.create')) {
+		if ($canDo->get('core.edit')||$canDo->get('core.create')) {
 			JToolBarHelper::apply('user.apply');
 			JToolBarHelper::save('user.save');
 		}
diff --git a/installation/sql/mysql/joomla.sql b/installation/sql/mysql/joomla.sql
index 076c37e7b152f..e83d62eb740f0 100644
--- a/installation/sql/mysql/joomla.sql
+++ b/installation/sql/mysql/joomla.sql
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ VALUES
 	(21,1,47,48,1,'com_redirect','com_redirect','{"core.admin":{"7":1},"core.manage":[]}'),
 	(22,1,49,50,1,'com_search','com_search','{"core.admin":{"7":1},"core.manage":{"6":1}}'),
 	(23,1,51,52,1,'com_templates','com_templates','{"core.admin":{"7":1},"core.manage":[],"core.create":[],"core.delete":[],"core.edit":[],"core.edit.state":[]}'),
-	(24,1,53,54,1,'com_users','com_users','{"core.admin":{"7":1},"core.manage":[],"core.create":[],"core.delete":[],"core.edit":[],"core.edit.own":{"6":1},"core.edit.state":[]}'),
+	(24,1,53,54,1,'com_users','com_users','{"core.admin":{"7":1},"core.manage":[],"core.create":[],"core.delete":[],"core.edit":[],"core.edit.state":[]}'),
 	(25,1,55,58,1,'com_weblinks','com_weblinks','{"core.admin":{"7":1},"core.manage":{"6":1},"core.create":{"3":1},"core.delete":[],"core.edit":{"4":1},"core.edit.state":{"5":1},"core.edit.own":[]}'),
 	(26,1,59,60,1,'com_wrapper','com_wrapper','{}'),
 	(27, 8, 18, 19, 2, 'com_content.category.2', 'Uncategorised', '{"core.create":[],"core.delete":[],"core.edit":[],"core.edit.state":[],"core.edit.own":[]}'),
diff --git a/installation/sql/mysql/sample_data.sql b/installation/sql/mysql/sample_data.sql
index b094c8083c9d3..679a013f9b493 100644
--- a/installation/sql/mysql/sample_data.sql
+++ b/installation/sql/mysql/sample_data.sql
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ INSERT INTO `#__assets` (`id`, `parent_id`, `lft`, `rgt`, `level`, `name`, `titl
 (21, 1, 324, 325, 1, 'com_redirect', 'com_redirect', '{"core.admin":{"7":1},"core.manage":[]}'),
 (22, 1, 326, 327, 1, 'com_search', 'com_search', '{"core.admin":{"7":1},"core.manage":{"6":1}}'),
 (23, 1, 328, 329, 1, 'com_templates', 'com_templates', '{"core.admin":{"7":1},"core.manage":[],"core.create":[],"core.delete":[],"core.edit":[],"core.edit.state":[]}'),
-(24, 1, 330, 331, 1, 'com_users', 'com_users', '{"core.admin":{"7":1},"core.manage":[],"core.create":[],"core.delete":[],"core.edit":[],"core.edit.own":{"6":1},"core.edit.state":[]}'),
+(24, 1, 330, 331, 1, 'com_users', 'com_users', '{"core.admin":{"7":1},"core.manage":[],"core.create":[],"core.delete":[],"core.edit":[],"core.edit.state":[]}'),
 (25, 1, 332, 349, 1, 'com_weblinks', 'com_weblinks', '{"core.admin":{"7":1},"core.manage":{"6":1},"core.create":{"3":1,"10":0,"12":0},"core.delete":[],"core.edit":{"4":1},"core.edit.state":{"5":1}}'),
 (26, 1, 350, 351, 1, 'com_wrapper', 'com_wrapper', '{}'),
 (39, 8, 109, 292, 2, 'com_content.category.14', 'Sample Data-Articles', '{"core.create":[],"core.delete":[],"core.edit":[],"core.edit.state":[]}'),