diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/db_manage.py b/rhodecode/lib/db_manage.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/db_manage.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/db_manage.py
@@ -479,33 +479,12 @@ class DbManage(object):
     def create_permissions(self):
         # module.(access|create|change|delete)_[name]
         # module.(none|read|write|admin)
-        perms = [
-         ('repository.none', 'Repository no access'),
-         ('repository.read', 'Repository read access'),
-         ('repository.write', 'Repository write access'),
-         ('repository.admin', 'Repository admin access'),
 
-         ('group.none', 'Repositories Group no access'),
-         ('group.read', 'Repositories Group read access'),
-         ('group.write', 'Repositories Group write access'),
-         ('group.admin', 'Repositories Group admin access'),
-
-         ('hg.admin', 'Hg Administrator'),
-         ('hg.create.repository', 'Repository create'),
-         ('hg.create.none', 'Repository creation disabled'),
-         ('hg.register.none', 'Register disabled'),
-         ('hg.register.manual_activate', 'Register new user with RhodeCode '
-                                         'without manual activation'),
-
-         ('hg.register.auto_activate', 'Register new user with RhodeCode '
-                                        'without auto activation'),
-        ]
-
-        for p in perms:
+        for p in Permission.PERMS:
             if not Permission.get_by_key(p[0]):
                 new_perm = Permission()
                 new_perm.permission_name = p[0]
-                new_perm.permission_longname = p[1]
+                new_perm.permission_longname = p[0]
                 self.sa.add(new_perm)
 
     def populate_default_permissions(self):