diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Data/DestroyController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Data/DestroyController.php
index 61a92a0bd4..98bbfabc50 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Data/DestroyController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Data/DestroyController.php
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ use FireflyIII\Repositories\PiggyBank\PiggyBankRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Recurring\RecurringRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\RuleGroup\RuleGroupRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Tag\TagRepositoryInterface;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\TransactionGroup\TransactionGroupRepository;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\TransactionGroup\TransactionGroupRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Services\Internal\Destroy\AccountDestroyService;
 use FireflyIII\Services\Internal\Destroy\JournalDestroyService;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/DataDestroyRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/DataDestroyRequest.php
index dbdec0da59..2b14817c3d 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/DataDestroyRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/DataDestroyRequest.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class DataDestroyRequest extends Request
     public function authorize(): bool
     {
         // Only allow authenticated users
-        return auth()->check();
+        return auth()->check() && !auth()->user()->hasRole('demo');
     }
 
     /**