diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index ea082ff4741..19b51681f32 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -243,11 +243,11 @@ func (hs *HttpServer) registerRoutes() {
 		// Dashboard
 		apiRoute.Group("/dashboards", func(dashboardRoute RouteRegister) {
 			dashboardRoute.Get("/db/:slug", wrap(GetDashboard))
-			dashboardRoute.Delete("/db/:slug", reqEditorRole, wrap(DeleteDashboard))
+			dashboardRoute.Delete("/db/:slug", wrap(DeleteDashboard))
 
 			dashboardRoute.Post("/calculate-diff", bind(dtos.CalculateDiffOptions{}), wrap(CalculateDashboardDiff))
 
-			dashboardRoute.Post("/db", reqEditorRole, bind(m.SaveDashboardCommand{}), wrap(PostDashboard))
+			dashboardRoute.Post("/db", bind(m.SaveDashboardCommand{}), wrap(PostDashboard))
 			dashboardRoute.Get("/home", wrap(GetHomeDashboard))
 			dashboardRoute.Get("/tags", GetDashboardTags)
 			dashboardRoute.Post("/import", bind(dtos.ImportDashboardCommand{}), wrap(ImportDashboard))
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func (hs *HttpServer) registerRoutes() {
 			dashboardRoute.Group("/id/:dashboardId", func(dashIdRoute RouteRegister) {
 				dashIdRoute.Get("/versions", wrap(GetDashboardVersions))
 				dashIdRoute.Get("/versions/:id", wrap(GetDashboardVersion))
-				dashIdRoute.Post("/restore", reqEditorRole, bind(dtos.RestoreDashboardVersionCommand{}), wrap(RestoreDashboardVersion))
+				dashIdRoute.Post("/restore", bind(dtos.RestoreDashboardVersionCommand{}), wrap(RestoreDashboardVersion))
 
 				dashIdRoute.Group("/acl", func(aclRoute RouteRegister) {
 					aclRoute.Get("/", wrap(GetDashboardAclList))
diff --git a/pkg/api/dashboard.go b/pkg/api/dashboard.go
index 87c42884e31..9c0d018281d 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dashboard.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dashboard.go
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ func isDashboardStarredByUser(c *middleware.Context, dashId int64) (bool, error)
 func dashboardGuardianResponse(err error) Response {
 	if err != nil {
 		return ApiError(500, "Error while checking dashboard permissions", err)
-	} else {
-		return ApiError(403, "Access denied to this dashboard", nil)
 	}
+
+	return ApiError(403, "Access denied to this dashboard", nil)
 }
 
 func GetDashboard(c *middleware.Context) Response {