diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -1625,7 +1625,6 @@
     'PhabricatorBadgesCreateCapability' => 'applications/badges/capability/PhabricatorBadgesCreateCapability.php',
     'PhabricatorBadgesDAO' => 'applications/badges/storage/PhabricatorBadgesDAO.php',
     'PhabricatorBadgesDefaultEditCapability' => 'applications/badges/capability/PhabricatorBadgesDefaultEditCapability.php',
-    'PhabricatorBadgesDefaultViewCapability' => 'applications/badges/capability/PhabricatorBadgesDefaultViewCapability.php',
     'PhabricatorBadgesEditController' => 'applications/badges/controller/PhabricatorBadgesEditController.php',
     'PhabricatorBadgesEditIconController' => 'applications/badges/controller/PhabricatorBadgesEditIconController.php',
     'PhabricatorBadgesEditRecipientsController' => 'applications/badges/controller/PhabricatorBadgesEditRecipientsController.php',
@@ -5380,7 +5379,6 @@
     'PhabricatorBadgesCreateCapability' => 'PhabricatorPolicyCapability',
     'PhabricatorBadgesDAO' => 'PhabricatorLiskDAO',
     'PhabricatorBadgesDefaultEditCapability' => 'PhabricatorPolicyCapability',
-    'PhabricatorBadgesDefaultViewCapability' => 'PhabricatorPolicyCapability',
     'PhabricatorBadgesEditController' => 'PhabricatorBadgesController',
     'PhabricatorBadgesEditIconController' => 'PhabricatorBadgesController',
     'PhabricatorBadgesEditRecipientsController' => 'PhabricatorBadgesController',
diff --git a/src/applications/badges/application/PhabricatorBadgesApplication.php b/src/applications/badges/application/PhabricatorBadgesApplication.php
--- a/src/applications/badges/application/PhabricatorBadgesApplication.php
+++ b/src/applications/badges/application/PhabricatorBadgesApplication.php
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@
         'caption' => pht('Default edit policy for badges.'),
         'template' => PhabricatorBadgesPHIDType::TYPECONST,
       ),
-      PhabricatorBadgesDefaultViewCapability::CAPABILITY => array(
-        'caption' => pht('Default view policy for badges.'),
-        'template' => PhabricatorBadgesPHIDType::TYPECONST,
-      ),
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/badges/capability/PhabricatorBadgesDefaultViewCapability.php b/src/applications/badges/capability/PhabricatorBadgesDefaultViewCapability.php
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/applications/badges/capability/PhabricatorBadgesDefaultViewCapability.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-final class PhabricatorBadgesDefaultViewCapability extends
-  PhabricatorPolicyCapability {
-
-  const CAPABILITY = 'badges.default.view';
-
-  public function getCapabilityName() {
-    return pht('Default View Policy');
-  }
-
-  public function shouldAllowPublicPolicySetting() {
-    return true;
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/applications/badges/controller/PhabricatorBadgesEditController.php b/src/applications/badges/controller/PhabricatorBadgesEditController.php
--- a/src/applications/badges/controller/PhabricatorBadgesEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/badges/controller/PhabricatorBadgesEditController.php
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     $v_stat = $badge->getStatus();
 
     $v_edit = $badge->getEditPolicy();
-    $v_view = $badge->getViewPolicy();
 
     $validation_exception = null;
     if ($request->isFormPost()) {
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@
       $type_qual = PhabricatorBadgesTransaction::TYPE_QUALITY;
       $type_stat = PhabricatorBadgesTransaction::TYPE_STATUS;
 
-      $type_view = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY;
       $type_edit = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDIT_POLICY;
 
       $xactions = array();
@@ -100,10 +98,6 @@
         ->setNewValue($v_stat);
 
       $xactions[] = id(new PhabricatorBadgesTransaction())
-        ->setTransactionType($type_view)
-        ->setNewValue($v_view);
-
-      $xactions[] = id(new PhabricatorBadgesTransaction())
         ->setTransactionType($type_edit)
         ->setNewValue($v_edit);
 
@@ -177,13 +171,6 @@
           ->setValue($v_desc))
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormPolicyControl())
-          ->setName('viewPolicy')
-          ->setPolicyObject($badge)
-          ->setCapability(PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_VIEW)
-          ->setValue($v_view)
-          ->setPolicies($policies))
-      ->appendChild(
-        id(new AphrontFormPolicyControl())
           ->setName('editPolicy')
           ->setPolicyObject($badge)
           ->setCapability(PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT)
diff --git a/src/applications/badges/editor/PhabricatorBadgesEditor.php b/src/applications/badges/editor/PhabricatorBadgesEditor.php
--- a/src/applications/badges/editor/PhabricatorBadgesEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/badges/editor/PhabricatorBadgesEditor.php
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
     $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_COMMENT;
     $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDGE;
-    $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY;
     $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDIT_POLICY;
 
     return $types;
diff --git a/src/applications/badges/storage/PhabricatorBadgesBadge.php b/src/applications/badges/storage/PhabricatorBadgesBadge.php
--- a/src/applications/badges/storage/PhabricatorBadgesBadge.php
+++ b/src/applications/badges/storage/PhabricatorBadgesBadge.php
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@
       ->withClasses(array('PhabricatorBadgesApplication'))
       ->executeOne();
 
-    $view_policy =
-      $app->getPolicy(PhabricatorBadgesDefaultViewCapability::CAPABILITY);
+    $view_policy = PhabricatorPolicies::getMostOpenPolicy();
 
     $edit_policy =
       $app->getPolicy(PhabricatorBadgesDefaultEditCapability::CAPABILITY);
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@
   public function getPolicy($capability) {
     switch ($capability) {
       case PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_VIEW:
-        return $this->getViewPolicy();
+        return PhabricatorPolicies::getMostOpenPolicy();
       case PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT:
         return $this->getEditPolicy();
     }