diff --git a/filefield.module b/filefield.module
index 976544b..c199990 100644
--- a/filefield.module
+++ b/filefield.module
@@ -545,22 +545,14 @@ function filefield_filefield_icon_sets() {
  * us to check, so we can make sure that the user may actually edit the file.
  */
 function filefield_edit_access($type_name, $field_name, $node = NULL) {
-  if (!content_access('edit', content_fields($field_name, $type_name), NULL, $node)) {
-    return FALSE;
-  }
-  // No content permissions to check, so let's fall back to a more general permission.
-  return user_access('access content') || user_access('administer nodes');
+  return content_access('edit', content_fields($field_name, $type_name), NULL, $node);
 }
 
 /**
  * Access callback that checks if the current user may view the filefield.
  */
 function filefield_view_access($field_name, $node = NULL) {
-  if (!content_access('view', content_fields($field_name), NULL, $node)) {
-    return FALSE;
-  }
-  // No content permissions to check, so let's fall back to a more general permission.
-  return user_access('access content') || user_access('administer nodes');
+  return content_access('view', content_fields($field_name), NULL, $node);
 }
 
 /**