diff --git a/addons/portal/__openerp__.py b/addons/portal/__openerp__.py
index d7356fc9ce5..f5e3c9ff452 100644
--- a/addons/portal/__openerp__.py
+++ b/addons/portal/__openerp__.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ very handy when used in combination with the module 'share'.
     """,
     'website': 'http://www.openerp.com',
     'data': [
-        'security/portal_security.xml',
         'security/ir.model.access.csv',
         'portal_data.xml',
         'portal_view.xml',
diff --git a/addons/portal/portal_data.xml b/addons/portal/portal_data.xml
index eb06ca656d6..42447afdfd5 100644
--- a/addons/portal/portal_data.xml
+++ b/addons/portal/portal_data.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 <openerp>
     <data noupdate="1">
 
+        <!-- Don't use any implied_ids here; this group's behavior is particular -->
+        <record id="group_portal_member" model="res.groups">
+            <field name="name">Portal Member</field>
+            <field name="comment">Portal members can access information through the portal menu.  Also, they are chrooted in this specific menu.</field>
+        </record>
+
         <record id="portal" model="res.portal">
             <field name="name">Portal</field>
             <field name="group_id" ref="group_portal_member"/>
diff --git a/addons/portal/portal_view.xml b/addons/portal/portal_view.xml
index fd15a842405..924f74565cd 100644
--- a/addons/portal/portal_view.xml
+++ b/addons/portal/portal_view.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         </record>
 
         <!-- menu Administration/Portals/Portals -->
-        <menuitem name="Portals Settings" id="portal_menu_settings" parent="base.menu_administration" groups="group_portal_manager"/>
+        <menuitem name="Portals Settings" id="portal_menu_settings" parent="base.menu_administration"/>
             <menuitem name="Portals" id="portal_list_menu" parent="portal_menu_settings" action="portal_list_action"/>
 
     </data>
diff --git a/addons/portal/security/ir.model.access.csv b/addons/portal/security/ir.model.access.csv
index 56b3ae5f269..29c43bb4815 100644
--- a/addons/portal/security/ir.model.access.csv
+++ b/addons/portal/security/ir.model.access.csv
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 id,name,model_id:id,group_id:id,perm_read,perm_write,perm_create,perm_unlink
 access_all,access.portal.all,model_res_portal,,1,0,0,0
 access_widget_all,access.portal.widget.all,model_res_portal_widget,,1,0,0,0
-access_manager,access.portal.manager,model_res_portal,group_portal_manager,1,1,1,1
-access_widget_manager,access.portal.widget.manager,model_res_portal_widget,group_portal_manager,1,1,1,1
 access_mail_message,mail.message,mail.model_mail_message,group_portal_member,1,0,1,1
 access_mail_message_all,mail.message.all,mail.model_mail_message,group_portal_member,1,0,0,0
 access_mail_thread,mail.thread,mail.model_mail_thread,group_portal_member,1,0,0,0
diff --git a/addons/portal/security/portal_security.xml b/addons/portal/security/portal_security.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a493204d67..00000000000
--- a/addons/portal/security/portal_security.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<openerp>
-    <data noupdate="1">
-
-        <!-- Don't use any implied_ids here; this group's behavior is particular -->
-        <record id="group_portal_member" model="res.groups">
-            <field name="name">Portal Member</field>
-            <field name="comment">Portal members can access information through the portal menu.  Also, they are chrooted in this specific menu.</field>
-        </record>
-
-        <record id="module_category_portal" model="ir.module.category">
-            <field name="name">Portal</field>
-            <field name="parent_id" ref="base.module_category_tools"/>
-            <field name="sequence">25</field>
-        </record>
-
-        <!-- No implied ids with 'member' since this group is highly restrictive (chrooted menu) -->
-        <record id="group_portal_officer" model="res.groups">
-            <field name="name">Officer</field>
-            <field name="comment">Portal officers can create new portal users with the portal wizard.</field>
-            <field name="category_id" ref="module_category_portal"/>
-        </record>
-
-        <record id="group_portal_manager" model="res.groups">
-            <field name="name">Manager</field>
-            <field name="comment">Portal managers have access to the portal definitions, and can easily configure the users, access rights and menus of portal users.</field>
-            <field name="category_id" ref="module_category_portal"/>
-            <field name="implied_ids" eval="[(4, ref('group_portal_officer'))]"/>
-            <field name="users" eval="[(4, ref('base.user_root'))]"/>
-        </record>
-
-    </data>
-</openerp>
diff --git a/addons/portal/wizard/portal_wizard_view.xml b/addons/portal/wizard/portal_wizard_view.xml
index 0cf84646bab..7a81def67b0 100644
--- a/addons/portal/wizard/portal_wizard_view.xml
+++ b/addons/portal/wizard/portal_wizard_view.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             res_model="res.portal.wizard"
             view_type="form" view_mode="form"
             key2="client_action_multi" target="new"
-            groups="group_portal_officer"/>
+            groups="base.group_partner_manager"/>
 
         <!-- wizard view -->
         <record id="wizard_view" model="ir.ui.view">
diff --git a/addons/portal/wizard/share_wizard.py b/addons/portal/wizard/share_wizard.py
index ca950a61b08..e56e7517348 100644
--- a/addons/portal/wizard/share_wizard.py
+++ b/addons/portal/wizard/share_wizard.py
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ class share_wizard_portal(osv.TransientModel):
         'group_ids': fields.many2many('res.groups', 'share_wizard_res_group_rel', 'share_id', 'group_id', 'Existing groups', domain=[('share', '=', False)]),
     }
 
-    def is_portal_manager(self, cr, uid, context=None):
-        return self.has_group(cr, uid, module='portal', group_xml_id='group_portal_manager', context=context)
-
     def _check_preconditions(self, cr, uid, wizard_data, context=None):
         if wizard_data.user_type == 'existing':
             self._assert(wizard_data.user_ids,
diff --git a/addons/portal/wizard/share_wizard_view.xml b/addons/portal/wizard/share_wizard_view.xml
index 72ae857eaaf..065a7aa317e 100644
--- a/addons/portal/wizard/share_wizard_view.xml
+++ b/addons/portal/wizard/share_wizard_view.xml
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="share.share_step2_form"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <xpath expr="//field[@name='result_line_ids']//field[@name='login']" position="after">
-                    <field name="share_url" groups="portal.group_portal_manager"/>
+                    <field name="share_url" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                 </xpath>
                 <xpath expr="//field[@name='result_line_ids']" position="after">
                     <newline/>
-                    <group string="Details">
-                        <field name="share_root_url" groups="portal.group_portal_manager"/>
+                    <group string="Details" groups="base.group_no_one">
+                        <field name="share_root_url"/>
                     </group>
                 </xpath>
             </field>