diff --git a/models/perm/access/repo_permission.go b/models/perm/access/repo_permission.go
index df0440f893..7de40e88c2 100644
--- a/models/perm/access/repo_permission.go
+++ b/models/perm/access/repo_permission.go
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ type Permission struct {
 	units     []*repo_model.RepoUnit
 	unitsMode map[unit.Type]perm_model.AccessMode
 
-	everyoneAccessMode  map[unit.Type]perm_model.AccessMode // the unit's minimal access mode for every signed-in user
-	anonymousAccessMode map[unit.Type]perm_model.AccessMode // the unit's minimal access mode for anonymous (non-signed-in) user
+	everyoneAccessMode map[unit.Type]perm_model.AccessMode
 }
 
 // IsOwner returns true if current user is the owner of repository.
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index 62e99dd6d6..49f66929fc 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/activitypub"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/admin"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/group"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/misc"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/notify"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/org"
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ func repoAssignment() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if !ctx.Repo.Permission.HasAnyUnitAccessOrEveryoneAccess() {
+		if !ctx.Repo.Permission.HasAnyUnitAccessOrPublicAccess() {
 			ctx.APIErrorNotFound()
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/services/context/repo.go b/services/context/repo.go
index 3dadac1d3b..3155ad3de9 100644
--- a/services/context/repo.go
+++ b/services/context/repo.go
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ func repoAssignment(ctx *Context, repo *repo_model.Repository) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if !ctx.Repo.Permission.HasAnyUnitAccessOrEveryoneAccess() && !canWriteAsMaintainer(ctx) {
+	if !ctx.Repo.Permission.HasAnyUnitAccessOrPublicAccess() && !canWriteAsMaintainer(ctx) {
 		if ctx.FormString("go-get") == "1" {
 			EarlyResponseForGoGetMeta(ctx)
 			return