diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index e256de4ff4..e00fd4b067 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@
 * Expose Django's LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL setting.
 * Move current user views from the common app to the user
   management app.
+* Move the purge permission logic to the StorePermission
+  manager.
 
 3.1.11 (2019-04-XX)
 ===================
diff --git a/docs/releases/3.2.rst b/docs/releases/3.2.rst
index 93514e5b0c..31b74c858b 100644
--- a/docs/releases/3.2.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/3.2.rst
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ Other changes
 * Expose Django's LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL setting.
 * Move current user views from the common app to the user
   management app.
+* Move the purge permission logic to the StorePermission
+  manager.
 
 Removals
 --------
diff --git a/mayan/apps/permissions/management/commands/purgepermissions.py b/mayan/apps/permissions/management/commands/purgepermissions.py
index 7c5dd04270..6d3abc9c5c 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/permissions/management/commands/purgepermissions.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/permissions/management/commands/purgepermissions.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 
-from ...classes import Permission
 from ...models import StoredPermission
 
 
@@ -10,11 +9,4 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
     help = 'Remove obsolete permissions from the database'
 
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
-        for permission in StoredPermission.objects.all():
-            try:
-                Permission.get(
-                    pk='{}.{}'.format(permission.namespace, permission.name),
-                    proxy_only=True
-                )
-            except KeyError:
-                permission.delete()
+        StoredPermission.objects.purge_obsolete()
diff --git a/mayan/apps/permissions/managers.py b/mayan/apps/permissions/managers.py
index 3cf9f29e38..600ac9deed 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/permissions/managers.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/permissions/managers.py
@@ -15,3 +15,10 @@ class RoleManager(models.Manager):
 class StoredPermissionManager(models.Manager):
     def get_by_natural_key(self, namespace, name):
         return self.get(namespace=namespace, name=name)
+
+    def purge_obsolete(self):
+        for permission in self.all():
+            try:
+                permission.volatile_permission
+            except KeyError:
+                permission.delete()