Index: subversion/mod_authz_svn/mod_authz_svn.c
===================================================================
--- subversion/mod_authz_svn/mod_authz_svn.c	(revision 1679144)
+++ subversion/mod_authz_svn/mod_authz_svn.c	(working copy)
@@ -714,8 +714,7 @@
                                              dest_repos_name,
                                              dest_repos_path,
                                              username_to_authorize,
-                                             svn_authz_write
-                                             |svn_authz_recursive,
+                                             svn_authz_write,
                                              &authz_access_granted,
                                              r->pool);
       if (svn_err)
Index: subversion/libsvn_repos/commit.c
===================================================================
--- subversion/libsvn_repos/commit.c	(revision 1679144)
+++ subversion/libsvn_repos/commit.c	(working copy)
@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@
       size_t repos_url_len;
       svn_repos_authz_access_t required;
 
-      /* Copy requires recursive write access to the destination path
+      /* Copy requires write access to the destination path
          and write access to the parent path. */
-      required = svn_authz_write | (is_dir ? svn_authz_recursive : 0);
+      required = svn_authz_write;
       SVN_ERR(check_authz(eb, full_path, eb->txn_root,
                           required, subpool));
       SVN_ERR(check_authz(eb, pb->path, eb->txn_root,