diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_admin.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_admin.cc
index 792fdf2e180..9176e0fa561 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_admin.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_admin.cc
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ static int get_cmd(const char *cmd, const char *prev_cmd, const char *prev_prev_
   } else if (strcmp(prev_cmd, "role") == 0) {
     if (strcmp(cmd, "create") == 0)
       return OPT_ROLE_CREATE;
-    if (strcmp(cmd, "delete") == 0)
+    if (strcmp(cmd, "rm") == 0)
       return OPT_ROLE_DELETE;
     if (strcmp(cmd, "get") == 0)
       return OPT_ROLE_GET;
@@ -5090,26 +5090,20 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
         return -EINVAL;
       }
 
-      /* The following two calls will be replaced by read_decode_json or something
-         similar when the code for AWS Policies is in place */
-      bufferlist bl;
-      int ret = read_input(assume_role_doc, bl);
-      if (ret < 0) {
-        cerr << "ERROR: failed to read input: " << cpp_strerror(-ret) << std::endl;
-        return ret;
-      }
-      JSONParser p;
-      if (!p.parse(bl.c_str(), bl.length())) {
-        cout << "ERROR: failed to parse JSON: " << assume_role_doc << std::endl;
+      bufferlist bl = bufferlist::static_from_string(assume_role_doc);
+      try {
+        const rgw::IAM::Policy p(g_ceph_context, tenant, bl);
+      } catch (rgw::IAM::PolicyParseException& e) {
+        cerr << "failed to parse policy: " << e.what() << std::endl;
         return -EINVAL;
       }
-      string trust_policy = bl.to_str();
+
       RGWRole role(g_ceph_context, store, role_name, tenant);
       ret = role.get();
       if (ret < 0) {
         return -ret;
       }
-      role.update_trust_policy(trust_policy);
+      role.update_trust_policy(assume_role_doc);
       ret = role.update();
       if (ret < 0) {
         return -ret;