diff --git a/ckan/controllers/group.py b/ckan/controllers/group.py
index acdf0064a19..aefab63ff0f 100644
--- a/ckan/controllers/group.py
+++ b/ckan/controllers/group.py
@@ -654,7 +654,10 @@ def member_new(self, id):
                 else:
                     c.user_role = 'member'
                 c.group_dict = self._action('group_show')(context, {'id': id})
-                c.roles = self._action('member_roles_list')(context, {'group_type': 'group'})
+                group_type = 'organization' if c.group_dict['is_organization'] else 'group'
+                c.roles = self._action('member_roles_list')(
+                    context, {'group_type': group_type}
+                )
         except NotAuthorized:
             abort(401, _('Unauthorized to add member to group %s') % '')
         except NotFound:
diff --git a/ckan/logic/action/delete.py b/ckan/logic/action/delete.py
index 2fdaf2f6563..df7d4b3f330 100644
--- a/ckan/logic/action/delete.py
+++ b/ckan/logic/action/delete.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def member_delete(context, data_dict=None):
     if not obj:
         raise NotFound('%s was not found.' % obj_type.title())
 
-    _check_access('member_create', context, data_dict)
+    _check_access('member_delete', context, data_dict)
 
     member = model.Session.query(model.Member).\
             filter(model.Member.table_name == obj_type).\
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ def group_member_delete(context, data_dict=None):
     :type username: string
 
     '''
+    _check_access('group_member_delete',context, data_dict)
     return _group_or_org_member_delete(context, data_dict)
 
 def organization_member_delete(context, data_dict=None):
@@ -585,6 +586,7 @@ def organization_member_delete(context, data_dict=None):
     :type username: string
 
     '''
+    _check_access('organization_member_delete',context, data_dict)
     return _group_or_org_member_delete(context, data_dict)
 
 
diff --git a/ckan/logic/auth/delete.py b/ckan/logic/auth/delete.py
index 08974144a71..b35daea4e8c 100644
--- a/ckan/logic/auth/delete.py
+++ b/ckan/logic/auth/delete.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import ckan.new_authz as new_authz
 from ckan.logic.auth import get_package_object, get_group_object, get_related_object
 from ckan.logic.auth import get_resource_object
+import ckan.logic.auth.create as auth_create
 from ckan.lib.base import _
 
 
@@ -130,19 +131,13 @@ def tag_delete(context, data_dict):
     # sysadmins only
     return {'success': False}
 
-def _group_or_org_member_delete(context, data_dict):
-    group = get_group_object(context, data_dict)
-    user = context['user']
-    authorized = new_authz.has_user_permission_for_group_or_org(
-        group.id, user, 'delete_member')
-    if not authorized:
-        return {'success': False, 'msg': _('User %s not authorized to delete organization %s members') % (user, group.id)}
-    else:
-        return {'success': True}
-    return {'success': True}
-
 def group_member_delete(context, data_dict):
-    return _group_or_org_member_delete(context, data_dict)
+    ## just return true as logic runs through member_delete
+    return {'success': True}
 
 def organization_member_delete(context, data_dict):
-    return _group_or_org_member_delete(context, data_dict)
+    ## just return true as logic runs through member_delete
+    return {'success': True}
+
+def member_delete(context, data_dict):
+    return auth_create.member_create(context, data_dict)
diff --git a/ckan/public/base/javascript/modules/autocomplete.js b/ckan/public/base/javascript/modules/autocomplete.js
index 648fe5960d0..ed7c676051f 100644
--- a/ckan/public/base/javascript/modules/autocomplete.js
+++ b/ckan/public/base/javascript/modules/autocomplete.js
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ this.ckan.module('autocomplete', function (jQuery, _) {
         }
         settings.initSelection = this.formatInitialValue;
       }
+      else {
+        if (/MSIE (\d+\.\d+);/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
+            var ieversion=new Number(RegExp.$1);
+            if (ieversion<=7) {return}
+         }
+      }
 
       var select2 = this.el.select2(settings).data('select2');