diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/policy/DisplayRestrictedDataToSelfPolicy.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/policy/DisplayRestrictedDataToSelfPolicy.java
index 4c20c3a84..e1af1c68b 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/policy/DisplayRestrictedDataToSelfPolicy.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/policy/DisplayRestrictedDataToSelfPolicy.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.identifier.IdentifierBundle;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.identifier.common.HasAssociatedIndividual;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.identifier.common.HasRoleLevel;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.policy.bean.PropertyRestrictionPolicyHelper;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.policy.ifaces.Authorization;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.policy.ifaces.PolicyDecision;
@@ -57,11 +56,6 @@ public class DisplayRestrictedDataToSelfPolicy implements PolicyIface {
 			return defaultDecision("whatToAuth was null");
 		}
 
-		RoleLevel userRole = HasRoleLevel.getUsersRoleLevel(whoToAuth);
-		if (userRole != RoleLevel.SELF) {
-			return defaultDecision("not a self-editor");
-		}
-
 		Collection<String> associated = HasAssociatedIndividual
 				.getIndividualUris(whoToAuth);
 		if (associated.isEmpty()) {