diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9b75345..8d7cc1e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@ All notable changes to wuttaweb will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## v0.27.6 (2026-02-13)
-
-### Fix
-
-- grant perms for Email Settings to first admin user
-
 ## v0.27.5 (2026-02-13)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bccf7ea..b45321d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "WuttaWeb"
-version = "0.27.6"
+version = "0.27.5"
 description = "Web App for Wutta Framework"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "Lance Edgar", email = "lance@wuttaproject.org"}]
diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/views/common.py b/src/wuttaweb/views/common.py
index affaf0b..d0d95e6 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/views/common.py
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/views/common.py
@@ -215,9 +215,6 @@ class CommonView(View):
                 "app_tables.view",
                 "appinfo.list",
                 "appinfo.configure",
-                "email_settings.list",
-                "email_settings.edit",
-                "email_settings.view",
                 "master_views.list",
                 "master_views.create",
                 "master_views.configure",