diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/fix-space-editor-permissions.md b/changelog/unreleased/fix-space-editor-permissions.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f5d4b8d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/fix-space-editor-permissions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Bugfix: Fix the space editor permissions
+
+We fixed the permissions of a space editor which accidentally granted the permission to purge the trash bin.
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/3934
diff --git a/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocs/conversions/role.go b/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocs/conversions/role.go
index d91c873114..32de2c3e1e 100644
--- a/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocs/conversions/role.go
+++ b/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocs/conversions/role.go
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ func NewEditorRole(sharing bool) *Role {
 			ListContainer:        true,
 			ListRecycle:          true,
 			Move:                 true,
-			PurgeRecycle:         true,
 			RestoreRecycleItem:   true,
 			Stat:                 true,
 		},
@@ -255,7 +254,6 @@ func NewSpaceEditorRole() *Role {
 			ListGrants:           true,
 			ListRecycle:          true,
 			Move:                 true,
-			PurgeRecycle:         true,
 			RestoreFileVersion:   true,
 			RestoreRecycleItem:   true,
 			Stat:                 true,
@@ -400,7 +398,6 @@ func NewLegacyRoleFromOCSPermissions(p Permissions) *Role {
 	}
 	if p.Contain(PermissionDelete) {
 		r.cS3ResourcePermissions.Delete = true
-		r.cS3ResourcePermissions.PurgeRecycle = true
 	}
 	if p.Contain(PermissionShare) {
 		r.cS3ResourcePermissions.AddGrant = true
@@ -446,8 +443,7 @@ func RoleFromResourcePermissions(rp *provider.ResourcePermissions, islink bool)
 		rp.InitiateFileUpload {
 		r.ocsPermissions |= PermissionCreate
 	}
-	if rp.Delete &&
-		rp.PurgeRecycle {
+	if rp.Delete {
 		r.ocsPermissions |= PermissionDelete
 	}
 	if rp.AddGrant {