diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/API/Reports/Controller.php b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/API/Reports/Controller.php
index da1bc3992eb..fd3eadf7792 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/API/Reports/Controller.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/API/Reports/Controller.php
@@ -31,21 +31,6 @@ class Controller extends \WC_REST_Reports_Controller {
 	 */
 	protected $rest_base = 'reports';
 
-	/**
-	 * Check whether a given request has permission to read reports.
-	 *
-	 * @param  WP_REST_Request $request Full details about the request.
-	 * @return WP_Error|boolean
-	 */
-	public function get_items_permissions_check( $request ) {
-		if ( ! wc_rest_check_manager_permissions( 'reports', 'read' ) ) {
-			return new \WP_Error( 'woocommerce_rest_cannot_view', __( 'Sorry, you cannot list resources.', 'woocommerce' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
-		}
-
-		return true;
-	}
-
-
 	/**
 	 * Get all reports.
 	 *