diff --git a/pkg/services/libraryelements/database.go b/pkg/services/libraryelements/database.go
index 6b57841fbbf..86e1ed7d6c0 100644
--- a/pkg/services/libraryelements/database.go
+++ b/pkg/services/libraryelements/database.go
@@ -648,10 +648,6 @@ func (l *LibraryElementService) getElementsForDashboardID(c context.Context, das
 
 // connectElementsToDashboardID adds connections for all elements Library Elements in a Dashboard.
 func (l *LibraryElementService) connectElementsToDashboardID(c context.Context, signedInUser *models.SignedInUser, elementUIDs []string, dashboardID int64) error {
-	if err := l.requireEditPermissionsOnDashboard(c, signedInUser, dashboardID); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	err := l.SQLStore.WithTransactionalDbSession(c, func(session *sqlstore.DBSession) error {
 		_, err := session.Exec("DELETE FROM "+models.LibraryElementConnectionTableName+" WHERE kind=1 AND connection_id=?", dashboardID)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/services/libraryelements/guard.go b/pkg/services/libraryelements/guard.go
index 7795a5f58cf..01ba36cf1fe 100644
--- a/pkg/services/libraryelements/guard.go
+++ b/pkg/services/libraryelements/guard.go
@@ -72,17 +72,3 @@ func (l *LibraryElementService) requireViewPermissionsOnFolder(ctx context.Conte
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (l *LibraryElementService) requireEditPermissionsOnDashboard(ctx context.Context, user *models.SignedInUser, dashboardID int64) error {
-	g := guardian.New(ctx, dashboardID, user.OrgId, user)
-
-	canEdit, err := g.CanEdit()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if !canEdit {
-		return dashboards.ErrDashboardUpdateAccessDenied
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}