diff --git a/conf/defaults.config b/conf/defaults.config
index 1f37b4b7c7..0ddacdd2f6 100644
--- a/conf/defaults.config
+++ b/conf/defaults.config
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ $authen{admin_module} = ['WeBWorK::Authen::Basic_TheLastOption'];
 	can_check_and_submit_answers                    => "ta",
 	can_use_show_me_another_early                   => "ta",
 	create_new_set_version_when_acting_as_student   => undef,
-	print_path_to_problem                           => "professor", # see "Special" PG environment variables
+	print_path_to_problem                           => "professor",
 	always_show_hint                                => "professor",
 	always_show_solution                            => "professor",
 	record_set_version_answers_when_acting_as_student => undef,
@@ -1175,13 +1175,6 @@ $pg{URLs}{localHelpURL} = "$pg_htdocs_url/helpFiles";
 
 ##### "Special" PG environment variables. (Stuff that doesn't fit in anywhere else.)
 
-# Users for whom to print the file name of the PG file being processed.
-$pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR} = [ "professor", ];
-
-# File names are also printed for anyone with this permission or higher
-$pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_PERMISSION_LEVEL} =
-	$userRoles{ $permissionLevels{print_path_to_problem} };
-
 # whether to use javascript for rendering Live3D graphs
 $pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{use_javascript_for_live3d} = 1;
 
diff --git a/courses.dist/modelCourse/course.conf b/courses.dist/modelCourse/course.conf
index 54391c557f..eaf40f5ea4 100644
--- a/courses.dist/modelCourse/course.conf
+++ b/courses.dist/modelCourse/course.conf
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 
 # This file is used to override the global WeBWorK course environment for this course.
 
-# Users for whom to label problems with the PG file name (global value typically "professor")
-# For users in this list, PG will display the source file name when rendering a problem.
-# defaults.config values:
-# 	$pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR} = ['professor'];
-$pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR} = ['admin'];
-
 # The following hashes control which users are allowed to see students from which
 # sections.  This is typically used for large multi-section classes with many students, ta's and
 # professors.  When set users will only be allowed to see students from the appropriate section in the following:
diff --git a/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/CourseAdmin.pm b/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/CourseAdmin.pm
index 12225ae105..ff67697c4b 100644
--- a/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/CourseAdmin.pm
+++ b/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/CourseAdmin.pm
@@ -294,8 +294,6 @@ sub do_add_course ($c) {
 
 	my $ce2 = WeBWorK::CourseEnvironment->new({ courseName => $add_courseID });
 
-	my %courseOptions;
-
 	my @users;
 
 	# copy users from current (admin) course if desired
@@ -376,9 +374,6 @@ sub do_add_course ($c) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	push @{ $courseOptions{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR} },
-		map { $_->[0]->user_id } grep { $_->[2]->permission >= $ce->{userRoles}{professor} } @users;
-
 	# Include any optional arguments, including a template course and the course title and course institution.
 	my %optional_arguments;
 	if ($copy_from_course ne '') {
@@ -395,15 +390,7 @@ sub do_add_course ($c) {
 
 	my $output = $c->c;
 
-	eval {
-		addCourse(
-			courseID      => $add_courseID,
-			ce            => $ce2,
-			courseOptions => \%courseOptions,
-			users         => \@users,
-			%optional_arguments,
-		);
-	};
+	eval { addCourse(courseID => $add_courseID, ce => $ce2, users => \@users, %optional_arguments,); };
 	if ($@) {
 		my $error = $@;
 		push(
diff --git a/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/Hardcopy.pm b/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/Hardcopy.pm
index 7e7809f389..8182737946 100644
--- a/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/Hardcopy.pm
+++ b/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/Hardcopy.pm
@@ -118,10 +118,7 @@ async sub pre_header_initialize ($c) {
 	die 'Parameter "user" not defined -- this should never happen' unless defined $userID;
 
 	# Check to see if the user is authorized to view source file paths.
-	$c->{can_show_source_file} =
-		($db->getPermissionLevel($userID)->permission >=
-			$ce->{pg}{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_PERMISSION_LEVEL})
-		|| (grep { $_ eq $userID } @{ $ce->{pg}{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR} });
+	$c->{can_show_source_file} = $authz->hasPermissions($userID, 'print_path_to_problem');
 
 	if ($generate_hardcopy) {
 		my $validation_failed = 0;
diff --git a/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/Problem.pm b/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/Problem.pm
index aaea692faf..5bda78c4fc 100644
--- a/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/Problem.pm
+++ b/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/Problem.pm
@@ -906,10 +906,7 @@ sub page_title ($c) {
 
 	# This uses the permission level and user id of the user assigned to the problem.
 	my $problemUser = $problem->user_id;
-	my $inList      = grep { $_ eq $problemUser } @{ $ce->{pg}{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR} };
-	if ($db->getPermissionLevel($problemUser)->permission >=
-		$ce->{pg}{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_PERMISSION_LEVEL} || $inList)
-	{
+	if ($c->authz->hasPermissions($problemUser, 'print_path_to_problem')) {
 		$subheader .= ' ' . $problem->source_file;
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/ShowMeAnother.pm b/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/ShowMeAnother.pm
index 3dc0c76b31..6878ae8369 100644
--- a/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/ShowMeAnother.pm
+++ b/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/ShowMeAnother.pm
@@ -252,10 +252,7 @@ sub page_title ($c) {
 
 	# This uses the permission level and user id of the user assigned to the problem.
 	my $problemUser = $problem->user_id;
-	if ($c->db->getPermissionLevel($problemUser)->permission >=
-		$ce->{pg}{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_PERMISSION_LEVEL}
-		|| grep { $_ eq $problemUser } @{ $ce->{pg}{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR} })
-	{
+	if ($c->authz->hasPermissions($problemUser, 'print_path_to_problem')) {
 		$subheader .= ' ' . $problem->source_file;
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/WeBWorK/Utils/CourseManagement.pm b/lib/WeBWorK/Utils/CourseManagement.pm
index 6ba1bdc203..3d002d86d6 100644
--- a/lib/WeBWorK/Utils/CourseManagement.pm
+++ b/lib/WeBWorK/Utils/CourseManagement.pm
@@ -126,10 +126,9 @@ sub listArchivedCourses {
 
 %options must contain:
 
- courseID      => course ID for the new course,
- ce            => a course environment for the new course,
- courseOptions => hash ref explained below
- users         => array ref explained below
+ courseID => course ID for the new course,
+ ce       => a course environment for the new course,
+ users    => array ref explained below
 
 %options may contain:
 
@@ -150,12 +149,6 @@ Create a new course with ID $courseID.
 $ce is a WeBWorK::CourseEnvironment object that describes the new course's
 environment.
 
-$courseOptions is a reference to a hash containing the following options:
-
-    PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR => $pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR}
-
-C<PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR> is a reference to an array.
-
 $users is a list of arrayrefs, each containing a User, Password, and
 PermissionLevel record for a single user:
 
@@ -187,11 +180,10 @@ sub addCourse {
 		debug("$key  : $value");
 	}
 
-	my $courseID      = $options{courseID};
-	my $sourceCourse  = $options{copyFrom} // '';
-	my $ce            = $options{ce};
-	my %courseOptions = %{ $options{courseOptions} // {} };
-	my @users         = exists $options{users} ? @{ $options{users} } : ();
+	my $courseID     = $options{courseID};
+	my $sourceCourse = $options{copyFrom} // '';
+	my $ce           = $options{ce};
+	my @users        = exists $options{users} ? @{ $options{users} } : ();
 
 	debug \@users;
 
@@ -432,7 +424,7 @@ sub addCourse {
 		my $courseEnvFile = $ce->{courseFiles}{environment};
 		open my $fh, ">:utf8", $courseEnvFile
 			or die "failed to open $courseEnvFile for writing.\n";
-		writeCourseConf($fh, $ce, %courseOptions);
+		writeCourseConf($fh);
 		close $fh;
 	}
 
@@ -1180,18 +1172,17 @@ sub protectQString {
 	return $string;
 }
 
-=item writeCourseConf($fh, $ce, %options)
+=item writeCourseConf($fh)
 
-Writes a course.conf file to $fh, a file handle, using defaults from the course
-environment object $ce and overrides from %options. %options can contain any of
-the pairs accepted in %courseOptions by addCourse(), above.
+Writes an essentially empty course.conf file to $fh, a file handle. System
+administrators can use this file to override global settings for a course.
 
 =back
 
 =cut
 
 sub writeCourseConf {
-	my ($fh, $ce, %options) = @_;
+	my ($fh) = @_;
 
 	print $fh <<'EOF';
 #!perl
@@ -1199,26 +1190,6 @@ sub writeCourseConf {
 # This file is used to override the global WeBWorK course environment for this course.
 
 EOF
-
-	print $fh <<'EOF';
-# Users for whom to label problems with the PG file name (global value typically "professor")
-# For users in this list, PG will display the source file name when rendering a problem.
-# defaults.config values:
-EOF
-
-	if (defined $ce->{pg}{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR}) {
-		print $fh "# \t", '$pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR} = [',
-			join(", ",
-			map { "'" . protectQString($_) . "'" } @{ $ce->{pg}{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR} }),
-			'];', "\n";
-	} else {
-		print $fh "# \t", '$pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR} = [ ];', "\n";
-	}
-
-	if (defined $options{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR}) {
-		print $fh '$pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR} = [',
-			join(", ", map { "'" . protectQString($_) . "'" } @{ $options{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR} }), '];', "\n";
-	}
 }
 
 sub get_SeedCE
diff --git a/templates/ContentGenerator/GatewayQuiz.html.ep b/templates/ContentGenerator/GatewayQuiz.html.ep
index 244bdbcd38..78c9becc2b 100644
--- a/templates/ContentGenerator/GatewayQuiz.html.ep
+++ b/templates/ContentGenerator/GatewayQuiz.html.ep
@@ -574,14 +574,7 @@
 						% }
 						%
 						% # This uses the permission level and user id of the user assigned to the set.
-						% if (
-							% $db->getPermissionLevel($effectiveUserID)->permission >=
-								% $ce->{pg}{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_PERMISSION_LEVEL}
-							% || (
-								% grep { $_ eq $effectiveUserID }
-									% @{ $ce->{pg}{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{PRINT_FILE_NAMES_FOR} }
-							% )
-						% )
+						% if ( $authz->hasPermissions($effectiveUserID, 'print_path_to_problem') )
 						% {
 							<%= $problems->[ $probOrder->[$i] ]->source_file %>
 						% }