diff --git a/app/models/ability.rb b/app/models/ability.rb
index 53b258c7..bb61f042 100644
--- a/app/models/ability.rb
+++ b/app/models/ability.rb
@@ -69,20 +69,6 @@ def initialize(user)
       end
     end
 
-    if user.app_user?
-      can [:download, :read], models do |f|
-        value, rule = f.rights.agent_rights_for_file f.file_name, user.id
-
-        value && (rule.nil? || rule != Dor::RightsAuth::NO_DOWNLOAD_RULE)
-      end
-
-      can [:access], models do |f|
-        value, _rule = f.rights.agent_rights_for_file f.file_name, user.id
-
-        value
-      end
-    end
-
     if user.locations.present?
       can [:download, :read], models do |f|
         user.locations.any? do |location|
diff --git a/spec/abilities/ability_spec.rb b/spec/abilities/ability_spec.rb
index 1f5b020e..31e24670 100644
--- a/spec/abilities/ability_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/abilities/ability_spec.rb
@@ -417,112 +417,6 @@
       it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, thumbnail) }
       it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, square_thumbnail) }
     end
-
-    context 'with a world-readable file that also has agent rights' do
-      let(:rights_xml) do
-        <<-EOF.strip_heredoc
-        <rightsMetadata>
-            <access type="read">
-              <machine>
-                <world />
-                <agent>a</agent>
-              </machine>
-            </access>
-          </rightsMetadata>
-        EOF
-      end
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:download, file) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:download, image) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:download, media) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, file) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, image) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, media) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, tile) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:stream, media) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:access, file) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read_metadata, image) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, thumbnail) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, square_thumbnail) }
-    end
-
-    context 'with a stanford-restricted file that also has agent rights' do
-      let(:rights_xml) do
-        <<-EOF.strip_heredoc
-        <rightsMetadata>
-          <access type="read">
-            <machine>
-              <group>Stanford</group>
-              <agent>a</agent>
-            </machine>
-          </access>
-        </rightsMetadata>
-        EOF
-      end
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:download, file) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:download, image) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:download, media) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, file) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, image) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, media) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, tile) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:stream, media) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:access, file) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read_metadata, image) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, thumbnail) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, square_thumbnail) }
-    end
-
-    context 'with an agent-only file' do
-      let(:rights_xml) do
-        <<-EOF.strip_heredoc
-        <rightsMetadata>
-          <access type="read">
-            <machine>
-              <agent>a</agent>
-            </machine>
-          </access>
-        </rightsMetadata>
-        EOF
-      end
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:download, file) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:download, image) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:download, media) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, file) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, image) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, media) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, tile) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:stream, media) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:access, file) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read_metadata, image) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, thumbnail) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, square_thumbnail) }
-    end
-
-    context 'with an agent-only file with a no-download rule' do
-      let(:rights_xml) do
-        <<-EOF.strip_heredoc
-        <rightsMetadata>
-          <access type="read">
-            <machine>
-              <agent rule="no-download">a</group>
-            </machine>
-          </access>
-        </rightsMetadata>
-        EOF
-      end
-      it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:download, file) }
-      it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:download, image) }
-      it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:download, media) }
-      it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:read, file) }
-      it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:read, image) }
-      it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:read, media) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, tile) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:stream, media) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:access, file) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read_metadata, image) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, thumbnail) }
-      it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, square_thumbnail) }
-    end
   end
 
   context 'for an anonymous user' do
@@ -968,77 +862,6 @@
         it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, square_thumbnail) }
       end
     end
-
-    context 'with an object defaults to read access from location2, but file is agent-only' do
-      let(:rights_xml) do
-        <<-EOF.strip_heredoc
-        <rightsMetadata>
-          <access type="read">
-            <machine>
-              <location>location2</location>
-            </machine>
-          </access>
-          <access type="read">
-            <file>file.csv</file>
-            <machine>
-              <agent>a</agent>
-            </machine>
-          </access>
-        </rightsMetadata>
-        EOF
-      end
-
-      context 'as an anonymous user in location2' do
-        let(:user) { User.new(ip_address: 'ip.address3') }
-
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:download, file) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:download, image) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:download, media) }
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:read, file) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, image) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, media) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, tile) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:stream, media) }
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:access, file) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read_metadata, image) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, thumbnail) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, square_thumbnail) }
-      end
-
-      context 'as a stanford webauth user' do
-        let(:user) { User.new(id: 'a', webauth_user: true, ldap_groups: %w(stanford:stanford)) }
-
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:download, file) }
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:download, image) }
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:download, media) }
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:read, file) }
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:read, image) }
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:read, media) }
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:read, tile) }
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:stream, media) }
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:access, file) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read_metadata, image) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, thumbnail) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, square_thumbnail) }
-      end
-
-      context 'as an app user' do
-        let(:user) { User.new(id: 'a', app_user: true) }
-
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:download, file) }
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:download, image) }
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:download, media) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, file) }
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:read, image) }
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:read, media) }
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:read, tile) }
-        it { is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:stream, media) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:access, file) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read_metadata, image) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, thumbnail) }
-        it { is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, square_thumbnail) }
-      end
-    end
   end
 
   describe 'for an object with CDL rights' do