diff --git a/lib/db/access.php b/lib/db/access.php
index dacaf5b7745..8e53401363f 100644
--- a/lib/db/access.php
+++ b/lib/db/access.php
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ $capabilities = array(
 
     'moodle/course:viewhiddenactivities' => array(
 
-        'captype' => 'write',
+        'captype' => 'read',
         'contextlevel' => CONTEXT_MODULE,
         'archetypes' => array(
             'teacher' => CAP_ALLOW,
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ $capabilities = array(
 
     'moodle/course:viewhiddensections' => array(
 
-        'captype' => 'write',
+        'captype' => 'read',
         'contextlevel' => CONTEXT_COURSE,
         'archetypes' => array(
             'editingteacher' => CAP_ALLOW,