diff --git a/lib/db/access.php b/lib/db/access.php
index db2f2e6072c..6d954eb8058 100644
--- a/lib/db/access.php
+++ b/lib/db/access.php
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ $moodle_capabilities = array(
         'captype' => 'write',
         'contextlevel' => CONTEXT_COURSE,
         'legacy' => array(
-            'teacher' => CAP_ALLOW,
             'editingteacher' => CAP_ALLOW,
             'coursecreator' => CAP_ALLOW,
             'admin' => CAP_ALLOW