diff --git a/lms/templates/imageannotation.html b/lms/templates/imageannotation.html
index 06e4964a30..c357171016 100644
--- a/lms/templates/imageannotation.html
+++ b/lms/templates/imageannotation.html
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
                         'delete': ["${user.email}"],
                         'admin':  ["${user.email}"]
                 },
-                showViewPermissionsCheckbox: true,
+                showViewPermissionsCheckbox: false,
                 showEditPermissionsCheckbox: false,
                 userAuthorize: function(action, annotation, user) {
                     var token, tokens, _i, _len;
diff --git a/lms/templates/textannotation.html b/lms/templates/textannotation.html
index edc51a327f..d5d83e4960 100644
--- a/lms/templates/textannotation.html
+++ b/lms/templates/textannotation.html
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ ${static.css(group='style-xmodule-annotations', raw=True)}
                         'delete': ["${user.email}"],
                         'admin':  ["${user.email}"]
                 },
-                showViewPermissionsCheckbox: true,
+                showViewPermissionsCheckbox: false,
                 showEditPermissionsCheckbox: false,
                 userAuthorize: function(action, annotation, user) {
                     var token, tokens, _i, _len;
diff --git a/lms/templates/videoannotation.html b/lms/templates/videoannotation.html
index bbeed57e08..78f88c236c 100644
--- a/lms/templates/videoannotation.html
+++ b/lms/templates/videoannotation.html
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ ${static.css(group='style-xmodule-annotations', raw=True)}
                         'delete': ["${user.email}"],
                         'admin':  ["${user.email}"]
                 },
-                showViewPermissionsCheckbox: true,
+                showViewPermissionsCheckbox: false,
                 showEditPermissionsCheckbox: false,
                 userAuthorize: function(action, annotation, user) {
                     var token, tokens, _i, _len;