diff --git a/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.routing.yml b/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.routing.yml
index d67cb0b..8f2b6de 100644
--- a/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.routing.yml
@@ -45,5 +45,4 @@ aggregator_categories:
   defaults:
     _controller: '\Drupal\aggregator\Routing\AggregatorController::categories'
   requirements:
-    permissions: 'access news feeds'
     _access_aggregator_categories: 'TRUE'
diff --git a/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/Access/CategoriesAccessCheck.php b/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/Access/CategoriesAccessCheck.php
index 726b4ea..576495e 100644
--- a/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/Access/CategoriesAccessCheck.php
+++ b/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/Access/CategoriesAccessCheck.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public function applies(Route $route) {
   public function access(Route $route, Request $request) {
     // @todo Replace user_access() with a correctly injected and session-using
     // alternative.
-    return (bool) $this->database->queryRange('SELECT 1 FROM {aggregator_category}', 0, 1)->fetchField();
+    return user_access('access news feeds') && (bool) $this->database->queryRange('SELECT 1 FROM {aggregator_category}', 0, 1)->fetchField();
   }
 
 }