diff --git a/play-services-core/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/play-services-core/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 5e323cd7..c71f87f4 100644
--- a/play-services-core/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/play-services-core/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -46,16 +46,10 @@
         android:label="@string/perm_extended_access_label"
         android:protectionLevel="dangerous" />
 
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
-
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
diff --git a/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/auth/AccountContentProvider.java b/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/auth/AccountContentProvider.java
index b1fb4822..2d26d8c9 100644
--- a/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/auth/AccountContentProvider.java
+++ b/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/auth/AccountContentProvider.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.microg.gms.auth;
 
-import android.Manifest;
 import android.accounts.Account;
 import android.accounts.AccountManager;
 import android.content.ContentProvider;
@@ -63,8 +62,6 @@ public class AccountContentProvider extends ContentProvider {
             if (packagesForUid != null && packagesForUid.length != 0)
                 Log.w(TAG, "Not granting extended access to " + Arrays.toString(packagesForUid)
                         + ", signature: " + PackageUtils.firstSignatureDigest(getContext(), packagesForUid[0]));
-            if (getContext().checkCallingPermission(Manifest.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED)
-                throw new SecurityException("Access denied, missing GET_ACCOUNTS or EXTENDED_ACCESS permission");
         }
         if (PROVIDER_METHOD_GET_ACCOUNTS.equals(method)) {
             Bundle result = new Bundle();
diff --git a/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/location/GoogleLocationManager.java b/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/location/GoogleLocationManager.java
index 5742cb49..28ac4486 100644
--- a/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/location/GoogleLocationManager.java
+++ b/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/location/GoogleLocationManager.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.microg.gms.location;
 
-import android.Manifest;
 import android.app.PendingIntent;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.location.Location;
@@ -35,10 +34,7 @@ import org.microg.gms.common.Utils;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import static android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION;
-import static android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED;
-import static android.location.LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER;
 import static com.google.android.gms.location.LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY;
 
 public class GoogleLocationManager implements LocationChangeListener {
@@ -52,12 +48,7 @@ public class GoogleLocationManager implements LocationChangeListener {
 
     public GoogleLocationManager(Context context) {
         this.context = context;
-        LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
-        if (Utils.hasSelfPermissionOrNotify(context, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)) {
-            this.gpsProvider = new RealLocationProvider(locationManager, GPS_PROVIDER, this);
-        } else {
-            this.gpsProvider = null;
-        }
+        this.gpsProvider = null;
         mockProvider = new MockLocationProvider(this);
     }
 
@@ -89,11 +80,11 @@ public class GoogleLocationManager implements LocationChangeListener {
     }
 
     private boolean hasCoarseLocationPermission() {
-        return context.checkCallingPermission(ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION) == PERMISSION_GRANTED || hasFineLocationPermission();
+        return false;
     }
 
     private boolean hasFineLocationPermission() {
-        return context.checkCallingPermission(ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) == PERMISSION_GRANTED;
+        return false;
     }
 
     private boolean hasMockLocationPermission() {
@@ -190,7 +181,7 @@ public class GoogleLocationManager implements LocationChangeListener {
     public void onLocationChanged() {
         for (int i = 0; i < currentRequests.size(); i++) {
             LocationRequestHelper request = currentRequests.get(i);
-            if (!request.report(getLocation(request.initialHasFinePermission, request.initialHasCoarsePermission))) {
+            if (!request.report(getLocation(false, false))) {
                 removeLocationUpdates(request);
                 i--;
             }
diff --git a/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/location/LocationRequestHelper.java b/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/location/LocationRequestHelper.java
index 24daa598..af8c2348 100644
--- a/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/location/LocationRequestHelper.java
+++ b/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/location/LocationRequestHelper.java
@@ -36,15 +36,10 @@ import com.google.android.gms.location.internal.LocationRequestUpdateData;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
-import static android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION;
-import static android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION;
-
 public class LocationRequestHelper {
     public static final String TAG = "GmsLocRequestHelper";
     private final Context context;
     public final LocationRequest locationRequest;
-    public final boolean initialHasFinePermission;
-    public final boolean initialHasCoarsePermission;
     public final String packageName;
     public final int uid;
     private final boolean selfHasAppOpsRights;
@@ -61,9 +56,6 @@ public class LocationRequestHelper {
         this.packageName = packageName;
         this.uid = uid;
 
-        this.initialHasFinePermission = context.getPackageManager().checkPermission(ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, packageName) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED;
-        this.initialHasCoarsePermission = context.getPackageManager().checkPermission(ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION, packageName) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED;
-
         this.selfHasAppOpsRights = context.getPackageManager().checkPermission("android.permission.UPDATE_APP_OPS_STATS", context.getPackageName()) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED;
     }
 
@@ -168,17 +160,17 @@ public class LocationRequestHelper {
 
     public boolean hasFinePermission() {
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 19) {
-            return isAppOpsAllowed(AppOpsManager.OPSTR_FINE_LOCATION, initialHasFinePermission);
+            return isAppOpsAllowed(AppOpsManager.OPSTR_FINE_LOCATION, false);
         } else {
-            return initialHasFinePermission;
+            return false;
         }
     }
 
     public boolean hasCoarsePermission() {
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 19) {
-            return isAppOpsAllowed(AppOpsManager.OPSTR_COARSE_LOCATION, initialHasCoarsePermission);
+            return isAppOpsAllowed(AppOpsManager.OPSTR_COARSE_LOCATION, false);
         } else {
-            return initialHasCoarsePermission;
+            return false;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/play-services-location-api/src/main/java/com/google/android/gms/location/LocationRequest.java b/play-services-location-api/src/main/java/com/google/android/gms/location/LocationRequest.java
index 15d159e8..c48e5791 100644
--- a/play-services-location-api/src/main/java/com/google/android/gms/location/LocationRequest.java
+++ b/play-services-location-api/src/main/java/com/google/android/gms/location/LocationRequest.java
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
  * may fuse the results from several sources into a single Location object.
  * <p/>
  * Location requests from applications with
- * {@link android.Manifest.permission#ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION} and not
- * {@link android.Manifest.permission#ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION} will be automatically throttled to a
+ * ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION and not
+ * ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION will be automatically throttled to a
  * slower interval, and the location object will be obfuscated to only show a coarse level of
  * accuracy.
  * <p/>