diff --git a/phpBB/includes/session.php b/phpBB/includes/session.php
index 8f7963f616..097185731d 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/session.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/session.php
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ class auth
 			}
 		}
 
-		$hold_str = $userdata['user_permissions'];
+		$hold_str = '';
 		if (is_array($hold_ary))
 		{
 			ksort($hold_ary);
@@ -1248,4 +1248,4 @@ class auth
 	}
 }
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>