diff --git a/app/helpers/api_users_helper.rb b/app/helpers/api_users_helper.rb
index 5627ccb15..65d3d78f4 100644
--- a/app/helpers/api_users_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/api_users_helper.rb
@@ -8,15 +8,13 @@ def api_user_name(user)
     user.suspended? ? content_tag(:del, anchor_tag) : anchor_tag
   end
 
-  def permissions_by_application(user)
+  def application_list(user)
     content_tag(:ul, class: "govuk-list") do
       safe_join(
         visible_applications(user).map do |application|
           next unless user.permissions_for(application).any?
 
-          content_tag(:li) do
-            content_tag(:abbr, application.name, title: "Permissions: #{user.permissions_for(application).to_sentence}")
-          end
+          content_tag(:li, application.name)
         end,
       )
     end
diff --git a/app/views/api_users/index.html.erb b/app/views/api_users/index.html.erb
index 32fc2851c..4070766db 100644
--- a/app/views/api_users/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/api_users/index.html.erb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         text: user.email,
       },
       {
-        text: permissions_by_application(user),
+        text: application_list(user),
       },
       {
         text: user.suspended? ? "Yes" : "No",
diff --git a/test/integration/manage_api_users_test.rb b/test/integration/manage_api_users_test.rb
index 3f7524553..82b5ec7a3 100644
--- a/test/integration/manage_api_users_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/manage_api_users_test.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class ManageApiUsersTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
       assert page.has_selector?("td", text: @api_user.name)
       assert page.has_selector?("td", text: @api_user.email)
 
-      assert page.has_selector?("abbr", text: @application.name)
+      assert page.has_selector?("td", text: @application.name)
       assert page.has_selector?("td:last-child", text: "No") # suspended?
     end
 
@@ -54,16 +54,18 @@ class ManageApiUsersTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
       select "Managing Editor", from: "Permissions for Whitehall"
       click_button "Update API user"
 
-      assert page.has_selector?("abbr[title='Permissions: Managing Editor and signin']", text: "Whitehall")
-
       click_link @api_user.name
 
+      assert_has_signin_permission_for("Whitehall")
+      assert_has_other_permissions("Whitehall", ["Managing Editor"])
+
       unselect "Managing Editor", from: "Permissions for Whitehall"
       click_button "Update API user"
 
-      assert page.has_selector?("abbr[title='Permissions: signin']", text: "Whitehall")
-
       click_link @api_user.name
+
+      assert_has_signin_permission_for("Whitehall")
+
       click_link "Account access log"
       assert page.has_text?("Access token generated for Whitehall by #{@superadmin.name}")
     end
@@ -111,4 +113,16 @@ class ManageApiUsersTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
       assert page.has_selector?(".alert-success", text: "#{@api_user.email} is now active.")
     end
   end
+
+  def assert_has_signin_permission_for(application_name)
+    within "table#editable-permissions" do
+      # The existence of the <tr> indicates that the API User has "singin"
+      # permission for the application
+      assert has_selector?("tr", text: application_name)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def assert_has_other_permissions(application_name, permission_names)
+    assert has_select?("Permissions for #{application_name}", selected: permission_names)
+  end
 end