diff --git a/src/pages/githubAssessments/GitHubAssessmentWorkspace.tsx b/src/pages/githubAssessments/GitHubAssessmentWorkspace.tsx
index bd37590f9a..9b284a260d 100644
--- a/src/pages/githubAssessments/GitHubAssessmentWorkspace.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/githubAssessments/GitHubAssessmentWorkspace.tsx
@@ -265,27 +265,10 @@ const GitHubAssessmentWorkspace: React.FC<GitHubAssessmentWorkspaceProps> = prop
     if (octokit === undefined) return;
 
     const missionDataPromise = getMissionData(missionRepoData, octokit);
-    const isTeacherModePromise = octokit.users
-      .getAuthenticated()
-      .then((authenticatedUser: any) => {
-        const userLogin = authenticatedUser.data.login;
-        return userLogin === missionRepoData.repoOwner;
-      })
-      .then(async (userOwnsRepo: boolean) => {
-        if (userOwnsRepo) return true;
-
-        const userOrganisations = (await octokit.orgs.listForAuthenticatedUser()).data;
-        let userOrganisationOwnsRepo = false;
-        for (let i = 0; i < userOrganisations.length; i++) {
-          const org = userOrganisations[i];
-          // User has admin access to an organization owning the repo
-          userOrganisationOwnsRepo = org.login === missionRepoData.repoOwner;
-          if (userOrganisationOwnsRepo) {
-            break;
-          }
-        }
-        return userOrganisationOwnsRepo;
-      });
+    const isTeacherModePromise = octokit.users.getAuthenticated().then((authenticatedUser: any) => {
+      const userLogin = authenticatedUser.data.login;
+      return userLogin === missionRepoData.repoOwner;
+    });
 
     const promises = [missionDataPromise, isTeacherModePromise];