diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/protocol/oidc/TokenManager.java b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/protocol/oidc/TokenManager.java
index 08a86e244d..8ccb497eb0 100755
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/protocol/oidc/TokenManager.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/protocol/oidc/TokenManager.java
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ public class TokenManager {
 
         // recreate token.
         AccessToken newToken = createClientAccessToken(session, realm, client, user, userSession, clientSessionCtx);
-        verifyAccess(oldToken, newToken);
 
         return new TokenValidation(user, userSession, clientSessionCtx, newToken);
     }
@@ -539,33 +538,6 @@ public class TokenManager {
         return true;
     }
 
-    // TODO: Remove this check entirely? It should be sufficient to check granted consents (client scopes) during refresh token
-    private void verifyAccess(AccessToken token, AccessToken newToken) throws OAuthErrorException {
-        if (token.getRealmAccess() != null) {
-            if (newToken.getRealmAccess() == null) throw new OAuthErrorException(OAuthErrorException.INVALID_SCOPE, "User no long has permission for realm roles");
-
-            for (String roleName : token.getRealmAccess().getRoles()) {
-                if (!newToken.getRealmAccess().getRoles().contains(roleName)) {
-                    throw new OAuthErrorException(OAuthErrorException.INVALID_SCOPE, "User no long has permission for realm role: " + roleName);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        if (token.getResourceAccess() != null) {
-            for (Map.Entry<String, AccessToken.Access> entry : token.getResourceAccess().entrySet()) {
-                AccessToken.Access appAccess = newToken.getResourceAccess(entry.getKey());
-                if (appAccess == null && !entry.getValue().getRoles().isEmpty()) {
-                    throw new OAuthErrorException(OAuthErrorException.INVALID_SCOPE, "User or client no longer has role permissions for client key: " + entry.getKey());
-
-                }
-                for (String roleName : entry.getValue().getRoles()) {
-                    if (!appAccess.getRoles().contains(roleName)) {
-                        throw new OAuthErrorException(OAuthErrorException.INVALID_SCOPE, "User no long has permission for client role " + roleName);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     public AccessToken transformAccessToken(KeycloakSession session, AccessToken token,
                                             UserSessionModel userSession, ClientSessionContext clientSessionCtx) {
 
diff --git a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/oauth/RefreshTokenTest.java b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/oauth/RefreshTokenTest.java
index 9aecb0e945..6ba71c7827 100755
--- a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/oauth/RefreshTokenTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/oauth/RefreshTokenTest.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.greaterThanOrEqualTo;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.lessThan;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.lessThanOrEqualTo;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.keycloak.testsuite.admin.AbstractAdminTest.loadJson;
 import static org.keycloak.testsuite.admin.ApiUtil.findUserByUsername;
@@ -91,6 +92,12 @@ public class RefreshTokenTest extends AbstractKeycloakTest {
 
         RealmRepresentation realmRepresentation = loadJson(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/testrealm.json"), RealmRepresentation.class);
 
+        realmRepresentation.getClients().add(org.keycloak.testsuite.util.ClientBuilder.create()
+                .clientId("service-account-app")
+                .serviceAccount()
+                .secret("secret")
+                .build());
+
         RealmBuilder realm = RealmBuilder.edit(realmRepresentation)
                 .testEventListener();
 
@@ -155,7 +162,7 @@ public class RefreshTokenTest extends AbstractKeycloakTest {
 
         EventRepresentation tokenEvent = events.expectCodeToToken(codeId, sessionId).assertEvent();
 
-        Assert.assertNotNull(refreshTokenString);
+        assertNotNull(refreshTokenString);
 
         assertEquals("bearer", tokenResponse.getTokenType());
 
@@ -854,6 +861,17 @@ public class RefreshTokenTest extends AbstractKeycloakTest {
         events.expectRefresh(refreshToken.getId(), sessionId).user(userId).clearDetails().error(Errors.INVALID_TOKEN).assertEvent();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void refreshTokenServiceAccount() throws Exception {
+        OAuthClient.AccessTokenResponse response = oauth.clientId("service-account-app").doClientCredentialsGrantAccessTokenRequest("secret");
+
+        assertNotNull(response.getRefreshToken());
+
+        response = oauth.doRefreshTokenRequest(response.getRefreshToken(), "secret");
+
+        assertNotNull(response.getRefreshToken());
+    }
+
     protected Response executeRefreshToken(WebTarget refreshTarget, String refreshToken) {
         String header = BasicAuthHelper.createHeader("test-app", "password");
         Form form = new Form();
@@ -908,7 +926,7 @@ public class RefreshTokenTest extends AbstractKeycloakTest {
 
         EventRepresentation tokenEvent = events.expectCodeToToken(codeId, sessionId).assertEvent();
 
-        Assert.assertNotNull(refreshTokenString);
+        assertNotNull(refreshTokenString);
 
         assertEquals("bearer", tokenResponse.getTokenType());
 
@@ -1031,7 +1049,7 @@ public class RefreshTokenTest extends AbstractKeycloakTest {
 
         EventRepresentation tokenEvent = events.expectCodeToToken(codeId, sessionId).assertEvent();
 
-        Assert.assertNotNull(refreshTokenString);
+        assertNotNull(refreshTokenString);
 
         assertEquals("bearer", tokenResponse.getTokenType());