diff --git a/export.php b/export.php
index bbda671..ca5d445 100644
--- a/export.php
+++ b/export.php
@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@ $course         = $DB->get_record('course', array('id' => $cm->course), '*', MUS
 $att            = $DB->get_record('attendance', array('id' => $cm->instance), '*', MUST_EXIST);
 
 require_login($course, true, $cm);
+require_capability('mod/attendance:export', $PAGE->context);
 
 $att = new attendance($att, $cm, $course, $PAGE->context);
 
-$att->perm->require_export_capability();
-
 $PAGE->set_url($att->url_export());
 $PAGE->set_title($course->shortname. ": ".$att->name);
 $PAGE->set_heading($course->fullname);
diff --git a/locallib.php b/locallib.php
index 9f2cb38..7a80373 100644
--- a/locallib.php
+++ b/locallib.php
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ class attendance_permissions {
         return $this->canviewreports;
     }
 
-    public function require_view_reports_capability() {
-        require_capability('mod/attendance:viewreports', $this->context);
-    }
-
     public function can_take() {
         if (is_null($this->cantake)) {
             $this->cantake = has_capability('mod/attendance:takeattendances', $this->context);
@@ -115,10 +111,6 @@ class attendance_permissions {
 
         return $this->canmanage;
     }
-
-    public function require_manage_capability() {
-        require_capability('mod/attendance:manageattendances', $this->context);
-    }
     
     // Check to see if the user can manage temporary users.
     public function can_managetemp() {
@@ -128,10 +120,6 @@ class attendance_permissions {
         return $this->canmanagetemp;
     }
 
-    public function require_managetemp_capability() {
-        require_capability('mod/attendance:managetemporaryusers', $this->context);
-    }
-
     public function can_change_preferences() {
         if (is_null($this->canchangepreferences)) {
             $this->canchangepreferences = has_capability('mod/attendance:changepreferences', $this->context);
@@ -140,10 +128,6 @@ class attendance_permissions {
         return $this->canchangepreferences;
     }
 
-    public function require_change_preferences_capability() {
-        require_capability('mod/attendance:changepreferences', $this->context);
-    }
-
     public function can_export() {
         if (is_null($this->canexport)) {
             $this->canexport = has_capability('mod/attendance:export', $this->context);
@@ -152,10 +136,6 @@ class attendance_permissions {
         return $this->canexport;
     }
 
-    public function require_export_capability() {
-        require_capability('mod/attendance:export', $this->context);
-    }
-
     public function can_be_listed() {
         if (is_null($this->canbelisted)) {
             $this->canbelisted = has_capability('mod/attendance:canbelisted', $this->context, null, false);
diff --git a/preferences.php b/preferences.php
index 75cc95c..1c4c0dd 100644
--- a/preferences.php
+++ b/preferences.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ $course         = $DB->get_record('course', array('id' => $cm->course), '*', MUS
 $att            = $DB->get_record('attendance', array('id' => $cm->instance), '*', MUST_EXIST);
 
 require_login($course, true, $cm);
+require_capability('mod/attendance:changepreferences', $PAGE->context);
 
 // Make sure the statusset is valid.
 $maxstatusset = attendance_get_max_statusset($att->id);
@@ -46,8 +47,6 @@ if ($pageparams->statusset > $maxstatusset + 1) {
 
 $att = new attendance($att, $cm, $course, $PAGE->context, $pageparams);
 
-$att->perm->require_change_preferences_capability();
-
 $PAGE->set_url($att->url_preferences());
 $PAGE->set_title($course->shortname. ": ".$att->name.' - '.get_string('settings', 'attendance'));
 $PAGE->set_heading($course->fullname);
diff --git a/report.php b/report.php
index 46bd00c..8ecabe2 100644
--- a/report.php
+++ b/report.php
@@ -41,12 +41,11 @@ $course         = $DB->get_record('course', array('id' => $cm->course), '*', MUS
 $attrecord = $DB->get_record('attendance', array('id' => $cm->instance), '*', MUST_EXIST);
 
 require_login($course, true, $cm);
+require_capability('mod/attendance:viewreports', $PAGE->context);
 
 $pageparams->init($cm);
 $att = new attendance($attrecord, $cm, $course, $PAGE->context, $pageparams);
 
-$att->perm->require_view_reports_capability();
-
 $PAGE->set_url($att->url_report());
 $PAGE->set_pagelayout('report');
 $PAGE->set_title($course->shortname. ": ".$att->name.' - '.get_string('report', 'attendance'));
diff --git a/sessions.php b/sessions.php
index d1f537d..e4350d0 100644
--- a/sessions.php
+++ b/sessions.php
@@ -45,11 +45,10 @@ $course         = $DB->get_record('course', array('id' => $cm->course), '*', MUS
 $att            = $DB->get_record('attendance', array('id' => $cm->instance), '*', MUST_EXIST);
 
 require_login($course, true, $cm);
+require_capability('mod/attendance:manageattendances', $PAGE->context);
 
 $att = new attendance($att, $cm, $course, $PAGE->context, $pageparams);
 
-$att->perm->require_manage_capability();
-
 $PAGE->set_url($att->url_sessions(array('action'=>$pageparams->action)));
 $PAGE->set_title($course->shortname. ": ".$att->name);
 $PAGE->set_heading($course->fullname);
diff --git a/tempedit.php b/tempedit.php
index 618e6d1..0422e0c 100644
--- a/tempedit.php
+++ b/tempedit.php
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ if ($action) {
 $PAGE->set_url($att->url_tempedit($params));
 
 require_login($course, true, $cm);
-
-$att->perm->require_managetemp_capability();
+require_capability('mod/attendance:managetemporaryusers', $PAGE->context);
 
 $PAGE->set_title($course->shortname.": ".$att->name.' - '.get_string('tempusersedit', 'attendance'));
 $PAGE->set_heading($course->fullname);
diff --git a/tempusers.php b/tempusers.php
index a919fcc..e3dbe49 100644
--- a/tempusers.php
+++ b/tempusers.php
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ $att = new attendance($att, $cm, $course);
 $PAGE->set_url($att->url_managetemp());
 
 require_login($course, true, $cm);
-
-$att->perm->require_managetemp_capability();
+require_capability('mod/attendance:managetemporaryusers', $PAGE->context);
 
 $PAGE->set_title($course->shortname.": ".$att->name.' - '.get_string('tempusers', 'attendance'));
 $PAGE->set_heading($course->fullname);
diff --git a/view.php b/view.php
index f776d61..c163555 100644
--- a/view.php
+++ b/view.php
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ $course         = $DB->get_record('course', array('id' => $cm->course), '*', MUS
 $attendance    = $DB->get_record('attendance', array('id' => $cm->instance), '*', MUST_EXIST);
 
 require_login($course, true, $cm);
+require_capability('mod/attendance:view', $PAGE->context);
 
 $pageparams->init($cm);
 $att = new attendance($attendance, $cm, $course, $PAGE->context, $pageparams);
@@ -53,8 +54,6 @@ if (!$pageparams->studentid) {
     }
 }
 
-require_capability('mod/attendance:view', $PAGE->context);
-
 $PAGE->set_url($att->url_view());
 $PAGE->set_title($course->shortname. ": ".$att->name);
 $PAGE->set_heading($course->fullname);