diff --git a/core/common/lib/policy-engine-lib/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/policy/engine/ScopeFilter.java b/core/common/lib/policy-engine-lib/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/policy/engine/ScopeFilter.java
index b0403d06463..e77d56f4f7c 100644
--- a/core/common/lib/policy-engine-lib/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/policy/engine/ScopeFilter.java
+++ b/core/common/lib/policy-engine-lib/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/policy/engine/ScopeFilter.java
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ Duty applyScope(Duty duty, String scope) {
         return Duty.Builder.newInstance()
                 .action(duty.getAction())
                 .constraints(filteredConstraints)
-                .parentPermission(duty.getParentPermission())
                 .consequences(filteredConsequences)
                 .build();
     }
diff --git a/spi/common/policy-model/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/policy/model/Duty.java b/spi/common/policy-model/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/policy/model/Duty.java
index e1754fd9ce2..211bdf41ad8 100644
--- a/spi/common/policy-model/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/policy/model/Duty.java
+++ b/spi/common/policy-model/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/policy/model/Duty.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeName;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonPOJOBuilder;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -33,25 +32,12 @@
 @JsonTypeName("dataspaceconnector:duty")
 public class Duty extends Rule {
 
-    private Permission parentPermission;
     private final List<Duty> consequences = new ArrayList<>();
 
-    /**
-     * If this duty is part of a permission, returns the parent permission; otherwise returns null.
-     */
-    @Nullable
-    public Permission getParentPermission() {
-        return parentPermission;
-    }
-
     public List<Duty> getConsequences() {
         return consequences;
     }
 
-    void setParentPermission(Permission permission) {
-        parentPermission = permission;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public <R> R accept(Visitor<R> visitor) {
         return visitor.visitDuty(this);
@@ -74,11 +60,6 @@ public static Builder newInstance() {
             return new Builder();
         }
 
-        public Builder parentPermission(Permission parentPermission) {
-            rule.parentPermission = parentPermission;
-            return this;
-        }
-
         public Builder consequence(Duty consequence) {
             rule.consequences.add(consequence);
             return this;
diff --git a/spi/common/policy-model/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/policy/model/Permission.java b/spi/common/policy-model/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/policy/model/Permission.java
index 39536e38845..12df72b3cd5 100644
--- a/spi/common/policy-model/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/policy/model/Permission.java
+++ b/spi/common/policy-model/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/policy/model/Permission.java
@@ -60,15 +60,11 @@ public static Builder newInstance() {
         }
 
         public Builder duty(Duty duty) {
-            duty.setParentPermission(rule);
             rule.duties.add(duty);
             return this;
         }
 
         public Builder duties(List<Duty> duties) {
-            for (var duty : duties) {
-                duty.setParentPermission(rule);
-            }
             rule.duties.addAll(duties);
             return this;
         }