diff --git a/default.yaml b/default.yaml
index 84911b9b..227fd0e6 100644
--- a/default.yaml
+++ b/default.yaml
@@ -584,9 +584,8 @@ oper-classes:
 
         # capability names
         capabilities:
-            - "local_kill"
-            - "local_ban"
-            - "local_unban"
+            - "kill"
+            - "ban"
             - "nofakelag"
             - "roleplay"
             - "relaymsg"
diff --git a/docs/MANUAL.md b/docs/MANUAL.md
index 26134b36..badbf075 100644
--- a/docs/MANUAL.md
+++ b/docs/MANUAL.md
@@ -930,9 +930,8 @@ oper-classes:
 
         # capability names
         capabilities:
-        - "local_kill"
-        - "local_ban"
-        - "local_unban"
+        - "kill"
+        - "ban"
         - "nofakelag"
 
 # ircd operators
diff --git a/irc/commands.go b/irc/commands.go
index cb81fd2f..6134eaae 100644
--- a/irc/commands.go
+++ b/irc/commands.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func init() {
 			handler:   killHandler,
 			minParams: 1,
 			oper:      true,
-			capabs:    []string{"local_kill"}, //TODO(dan): when we have S2S, this will be checked in the command handler itself
+			capabs:    []string{"kill"},
 		},
 		"KLINE": {
 			handler:   klineHandler,
diff --git a/irc/config.go b/irc/config.go
index de1a7ca8..e2423981 100644
--- a/irc/config.go
+++ b/irc/config.go
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ type OperClass struct {
 // OperatorClasses returns a map of assembled operator classes from the given config.
 func (conf *Config) OperatorClasses() (map[string]*OperClass, error) {
 	fixupCapability := func(capab string) string {
-		return strings.TrimPrefix(capab, "oper:") // #868
+		return strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimPrefix(capab, "oper:"), "local_") // #868, #1442
 	}
 
 	ocs := make(map[string]*OperClass)
diff --git a/irc/handlers.go b/irc/handlers.go
index 3aec6edc..015a68f8 100644
--- a/irc/handlers.go
+++ b/irc/handlers.go
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ func formatBanForListing(client *Client, key string, info IPBanInfo) string {
 func dlineHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *ResponseBuffer) bool {
 	// check oper permissions
 	oper := client.Oper()
-	if oper == nil || !oper.Class.Capabilities.Has("local_ban") {
+	if oper == nil || !oper.Class.Capabilities.Has("ban") {
 		rb.Add(nil, server.name, ERR_NOPRIVS, client.nick, msg.Command, client.t("Insufficient oper privs"))
 		return false
 	}
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ func klineHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *Res
 	details := client.Details()
 	// check oper permissions
 	oper := client.Oper()
-	if oper == nil || !oper.Class.Capabilities.Has("local_ban") {
+	if oper == nil || !oper.Class.Capabilities.Has("ban") {
 		rb.Add(nil, server.name, ERR_NOPRIVS, details.nick, msg.Command, client.t("Insufficient oper privs"))
 		return false
 	}
@@ -2814,7 +2814,7 @@ func topicHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *Res
 func unDLineHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *ResponseBuffer) bool {
 	// check oper permissions
 	oper := client.Oper()
-	if oper == nil || !oper.Class.Capabilities.Has("local_unban") {
+	if oper == nil || !oper.Class.Capabilities.Has("ban") {
 		rb.Add(nil, server.name, ERR_NOPRIVS, client.nick, msg.Command, client.t("Insufficient oper privs"))
 		return false
 	}
@@ -2853,7 +2853,7 @@ func unKLineHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *R
 	details := client.Details()
 	// check oper permissions
 	oper := client.Oper()
-	if oper == nil || !oper.Class.Capabilities.Has("local_unban") {
+	if oper == nil || !oper.Class.Capabilities.Has("ban") {
 		rb.Add(nil, server.name, ERR_NOPRIVS, details.nick, msg.Command, client.t("Insufficient oper privs"))
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/irc/nickserv.go b/irc/nickserv.go
index 1bdba9b2..c311a8ba 100644
--- a/irc/nickserv.go
+++ b/irc/nickserv.go
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ func nsClientsHandler(service *ircService, server *Server, client *Client, comma
 
 func nsClientsListHandler(service *ircService, server *Server, client *Client, params []string, rb *ResponseBuffer) {
 	target := client
-	hasPrivs := client.HasRoleCapabs("local_ban")
+	hasPrivs := client.HasRoleCapabs("ban")
 	if 0 < len(params) {
 		target = server.clients.Get(params[0])
 		if target == nil {
@@ -1141,10 +1141,10 @@ func nsClientsLogoutHandler(service *ircService, server *Server, client *Client,
 			service.Notice(rb, client.t("No such nick"))
 			return
 		}
-		// User must have "local_kill" privileges to logout other user sessions.
+		// User must have "kill" privileges to logout other user sessions.
 		if target != client {
 			oper := client.Oper()
-			if oper == nil || !oper.Class.Capabilities.Has("local_kill") {
+			if oper == nil || !oper.Class.Capabilities.Has("kill") {
 				service.Notice(rb, client.t("Insufficient oper privs"))
 				return
 			}
diff --git a/traditional.yaml b/traditional.yaml
index 4976e67f..1436ff7f 100644
--- a/traditional.yaml
+++ b/traditional.yaml
@@ -556,9 +556,8 @@ oper-classes:
 
         # capability names
         capabilities:
-            - "local_kill"
-            - "local_ban"
-            - "local_unban"
+            - "kill"
+            - "ban"
             - "nofakelag"
             - "roleplay"
             - "relaymsg"