Revert "Fixes #16572: mc_user_pref_get_pref() requires read/write api access where it shouldn't."

This reverts commit 733b77a28c3a10b438d4d48100f81a5f43e09138.
Revert "Fixes #16573: mc_projects_get_user_accessible requires read/write api access where it shouldn't."

This reverts commit b4131c921c48c8ea00898db101536e8de082a566.