diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/util/WEManager.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/util/WEManager.java
index 5ce18837c..85f4eb2d1 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/util/WEManager.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/util/WEManager.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class WEManager {
      * @return array of allowed regions if whitelist, else of disallowed regions.
      */
     public Region[] getMask(Player player, FaweMaskManager.MaskType type, final boolean isWhitelist) {
-        if (!Settings.settings().REGION_RESTRICTIONS || player.hasPermission("fawe.bypass") || player.hasPermission("fawe.bypass.regions")) {
+        if (!Settings.settings().REGION_RESTRICTIONS || player.hasPermission("fawe.bypass.regions")) {
             return new Region[]{RegionWrapper.GLOBAL()};
         }
         Location loc = player.getLocation();
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSessionBuilder.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSessionBuilder.java
index 03452fea5..c235ca784 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSessionBuilder.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSessionBuilder.java
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ public final class EditSessionBuilder {
                 }
             }
             if (allowedRegions == null && Settings.settings().REGION_RESTRICTIONS) {
-                if (actor != null && !actor.hasPermission("fawe.bypass") && !actor.hasPermission("fawe.bypass.regions")) {
+                if (actor != null && !actor.hasPermission("fawe.bypass.regions")) {
                     if (actor instanceof Player) {
                         Player player = (Player) actor;
                         allowedRegions = player.getAllowedRegions();
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ public final class EditSessionBuilder {
                 }
             }
             if (disallowedRegions == null && Settings.settings().REGION_RESTRICTIONS && Settings.settings().REGION_RESTRICTIONS_OPTIONS.ALLOW_BLACKLISTS) {
-                if (actor != null && !actor.hasPermission("fawe.bypass") && !actor.hasPermission("fawe.bypass.regions")) {
+                if (actor != null && !actor.hasPermission("fawe.bypass.regions")) {
                     if (actor instanceof Player) {
                         Player player = (Player) actor;
                         disallowedRegions = player.getDisallowedRegions();