diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-tags.php b/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
index 2624e4b28..64059bd61 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
@@ -337,9 +337,11 @@ if ( $page_links )
 <?php if ( 'category' == $taxonomy ) : ?>
 <div class="form-wrap">
 <p><?php printf(__('<strong>Note:</strong><br />Deleting a category does not delete the posts in that category. Instead, posts that were only assigned to the deleted category are set to the category <strong>%s</strong>.'), apply_filters('the_category', get_cat_name(get_option('default_category')))) ?></p>
+<?php if ( current_user_can( 'import' ) ) : ?>
 <p><?php printf(__('Categories can be selectively converted to tags using the <a href="%s">category to tag converter</a>.'), 'import.php') ?></p>
+<?php endif; ?>
 </div>
-<?php elseif ( 'post_tag' == $taxonomy ) : ?>
+<?php elseif ( 'post_tag' == $taxonomy && current_user_can( 'import' ) ) : ?>
 <div class="form-wrap">
 <p><?php printf(__('Tags can be selectively converted to categories using the <a href="%s">tag to category converter</a>'), 'import.php') ;?>.</p>
 </div>
diff --git a/wp-admin/tools.php b/wp-admin/tools.php
index 0e36f2ac6..20cecf6ba 100644
--- a/wp-admin/tools.php
+++ b/wp-admin/tools.php
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ require_once('./admin-header.php');
 <?php
 endif;
 
+if ( current_user_can( 'import' ) ) :
 $cats = get_taxonomy('category');
 $tags = get_taxonomy('post_tag');
-
 if ( current_user_can($cats->cap->manage_terms) || current_user_can($tags->cap->manage_terms) ) : ?>
 <div class="tool-box">
     <h3 class="title"><?php _e( 'Categories and Tags Converter' ) ?></h3>
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ if ( current_user_can($cats->cap->manage_terms) || current_user_can($tags->cap->
 </div>
 <?php
 endif;
+endif;
 
 do_action( 'tool_box' );
 ?>