diff --git a/program/views.py b/program/views.py
index c4c3ae5b5dd42149ba0af854521ded54dd0bf929..5a1252b54c7213ccf68423d3f245f306b48caa06 100644
--- a/program/views.py
+++ b/program/views.py
@@ -329,9 +329,6 @@ class APIImageViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
 
         image = self.get_object()
 
-        if image.owner != request.user.username:
-            return Response(status=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
-
         serializer = ImageSerializer(
             image,
             data=request.data,
@@ -348,9 +345,6 @@ class APIImageViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
 
         image = self.get_object()
 
-        if image.owner != request.user.username:
-            return Response(status=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED)
-
         image.delete()
 
         return Response(status=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)