diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/permission/Role.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/permission/Role.java
index 8fed501ece2..a850a4a16f6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/permission/Role.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/permission/Role.java
@@ -55,11 +55,7 @@ public final class Role {
     }
 
     public static Builder builder(String... names) {
-        return new Builder(names, null);
-    }
-
-    public static Builder builder(String[] names, FieldPermissionsCache fieldPermissionsCache) {
-        return new Builder(names, fieldPermissionsCache);
+        return new Builder(names);
     }
 
     public static Builder builder(RoleDescriptor rd, FieldPermissionsCache fieldPermissionsCache) {
@@ -94,16 +90,13 @@ public final class Role {
         private ClusterPermission cluster = ClusterPermission.NONE;
         private RunAsPermission runAs = RunAsPermission.NONE;
         private List<IndicesPermission.Group> groups = new ArrayList<>();
-        private FieldPermissionsCache fieldPermissionsCache = null;
 
-        private Builder(String[] names, FieldPermissionsCache fieldPermissionsCache) {
+        private Builder(String[] names) {
             this.names = names;
-            this.fieldPermissionsCache = fieldPermissionsCache;
         }
 
         private Builder(RoleDescriptor rd, @Nullable FieldPermissionsCache fieldPermissionsCache) {
             this.names = new String[] { rd.getName() };
-            this.fieldPermissionsCache = fieldPermissionsCache;
             if (rd.getClusterPrivileges().length == 0) {
                 cluster = ClusterPermission.NONE;
             } else {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authz/store/CompositeRolesStore.java b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authz/store/CompositeRolesStore.java
index b5a20af8d30..1018ceeda09 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authz/store/CompositeRolesStore.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authz/store/CompositeRolesStore.java
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public class CompositeRolesStore extends AbstractComponent {
 
         final Set<String> clusterPrivs = clusterPrivileges.isEmpty() ? null : clusterPrivileges;
         final Privilege runAsPrivilege = runAs.isEmpty() ? Privilege.NONE : new Privilege(runAs, runAs.toArray(Strings.EMPTY_ARRAY));
-        Role.Builder builder = Role.builder(roleNames.toArray(new String[roleNames.size()]), fieldPermissionsCache)
+        Role.Builder builder = Role.builder(roleNames.toArray(new String[roleNames.size()]))
                 .cluster(ClusterPrivilege.get(clusterPrivs))
                 .runAs(runAsPrivilege);
         indicesPrivilegesMap.entrySet().forEach((entry) -> {