diff --git a/src/utils/channel_utils.js b/src/utils/channel_utils.js
index ebc3916ad65b..dfe85a023ed2 100644
--- a/src/utils/channel_utils.js
+++ b/src/utils/channel_utils.js
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ export function showCreateOption(state, config, license, teamId, channelType, is
         return true;
     }
 
+    // Backwards compatibility with pre-advanced permissions config settings.
     if (channelType === General.OPEN_CHANNEL) {
         if (config.RestrictPublicChannelCreation === General.SYSTEM_ADMIN_ROLE && !isSystemAdmin) {
             return false;
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@ export function showManagementOptions(state, config, license, channel, isAdmin,
         return true;
     }
 
+    // Backwards compatibility with pre-advanced permissions config settings.
     if (channel.type === General.OPEN_CHANNEL) {
         if (config.RestrictPublicChannelManagement === General.SYSTEM_ADMIN_ROLE && !isSystemAdmin) {
             return false;
@@ -308,6 +310,7 @@ export function showDeleteOption(state, config, license, channel, isAdmin, isSys
         return true;
     }
 
+    // Backwards compatibility with pre-advanced permissions config settings.
     if (channel.type === General.OPEN_CHANNEL) {
         if (config.RestrictPublicChannelDeletion === General.SYSTEM_ADMIN_ROLE && !isSystemAdmin) {
             return false;
@@ -333,6 +336,7 @@ export function showDeleteOption(state, config, license, channel, isAdmin, isSys
     return true;
 }
 
+// Backwards compatibility with pre-advanced permissions config settings.
 export function canManageMembersOldPermissions(channel, user, teamMember, channelMember, config, license) {
     if (channel.type === General.DM_CHANNEL ||
         channel.type === General.GM_CHANNEL ||
diff --git a/src/utils/post_utils.js b/src/utils/post_utils.js
index 52b8f5d5a366..ec6e39b33471 100644
--- a/src/utils/post_utils.js
+++ b/src/utils/post_utils.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export function canDeletePost(state, config, license, teamId, channelId, userId,
         return canDelete;
     }
 
+    // Backwards compatibility with pre-advanced permissions config settings.
     if (license.IsLicensed === 'true') {
         return (config.RestrictPostDelete === General.PERMISSIONS_ALL && (isOwner || isAdmin)) ||
             (config.RestrictPostDelete === General.PERMISSIONS_TEAM_ADMIN && isAdmin) ||
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ export function canEditPost(state, config, license, teamId, channelId, userId, p
             }
         }
     } else {
+        // Backwards compatibility with pre-advanced permissions config settings.
         canEdit = isOwner && config.AllowEditPost !== 'never';
         if (config.AllowEditPost === General.ALLOW_EDIT_POST_TIME_LIMIT) {
             const timeLeft = (post.create_at + (config.PostEditTimeLimit * 1000)) - Date.now();
@@ -100,19 +102,6 @@ export function canEditPost(state, config, license, teamId, channelId, userId, p
     return canEdit;
 }
 
-export function editDisable(state, config, license, teamId, channelId, userId, post, editDisableAction) {
-    const canEdit = canEditPost(state, config, license, teamId, channelId, userId, post);
-
-    if (canEdit && license.IsLicensed === 'true') {
-        if (config.AllowEditPost === General.ALLOW_EDIT_POST_TIME_LIMIT || (config.PostEditTimeLimit !== -1 && config.PostEditTimeLimit !== '-1')) {
-            const timeLeft = (post.create_at + (config.PostEditTimeLimit * 1000)) - Date.now();
-            if (timeLeft > 0) {
-                editDisableAction.fireAfter(timeLeft + 1000);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 export function getLastCreateAt(postsArray) {
     const createAt = postsArray.map((p) => p.create_at);