diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index 24183e63782..9d1151a757e 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) registerRoutes() {
 		// team without requirement of user to be org admin
 		apiRoute.Group("/teams", func(teamsRoute routing.RouteRegister) {
 			teamsRoute.Get("/:teamId", Wrap(GetTeamByID))
-			teamsRoute.Get("/search", Wrap(SearchTeams))
+			teamsRoute.Get("/search", Wrap(hs.SearchTeams))
 		})
 
 		// org information available to all users.
diff --git a/pkg/api/team.go b/pkg/api/team.go
index eb7b1df37be..fd34c0ab720 100644
--- a/pkg/api/team.go
+++ b/pkg/api/team.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func DeleteTeamByID(c *m.ReqContext) Response {
 }
 
 // GET /api/teams/search
-func SearchTeams(c *m.ReqContext) Response {
+func (hs *HTTPServer) SearchTeams(c *m.ReqContext) Response {
 	perPage := c.QueryInt("perpage")
 	if perPage <= 0 {
 		perPage = 1000
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func SearchTeams(c *m.ReqContext) Response {
 	}
 
 	var userIdFilter int64
-	if c.QueryBool("showMine") {
+	if hs.Cfg.EditorsCanAdmin && c.OrgRole != m.ROLE_ADMIN {
 		userIdFilter = c.SignedInUser.UserId
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/team_test.go b/pkg/api/team_test.go
index a1984288870..cab59cc5f98 100644
--- a/pkg/api/team_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/team_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package api
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
+
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/components/simplejson"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
@@ -20,6 +22,10 @@ func TestTeamApiEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 			TotalCount: 2,
 		}
 
+		hs := &HTTPServer{
+			Cfg: setting.NewCfg(),
+		}
+
 		Convey("When searching with no parameters", func() {
 			loggedInUserScenario("When calling GET on", "/api/teams/search", func(sc *scenarioContext) {
 				var sentLimit int
@@ -33,7 +39,7 @@ func TestTeamApiEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 					return nil
 				})
 
-				sc.handlerFunc = SearchTeams
+				sc.handlerFunc = hs.SearchTeams
 				sc.fakeReqWithParams("GET", sc.url, map[string]string{}).exec()
 
 				So(sentLimit, ShouldEqual, 1000)
@@ -60,7 +66,7 @@ func TestTeamApiEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 					return nil
 				})
 
-				sc.handlerFunc = SearchTeams
+				sc.handlerFunc = hs.SearchTeams
 				sc.fakeReqWithParams("GET", sc.url, map[string]string{"perpage": "10", "page": "2"}).exec()
 
 				So(sentLimit, ShouldEqual, 10)
diff --git a/public/app/features/teams/state/actions.ts b/public/app/features/teams/state/actions.ts
index bfccddeefc5..e2582839233 100644
--- a/public/app/features/teams/state/actions.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/teams/state/actions.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { ThunkAction } from 'redux-thunk';
 import { getBackendSrv } from 'app/core/services/backend_srv';
-import { OrgRole, StoreState, Team, TeamGroup, TeamMember } from 'app/types';
+import { StoreState, Team, TeamGroup, TeamMember } from 'app/types';
 import { updateNavIndex, UpdateNavIndexAction } from 'app/core/actions';
 import { buildNavModel } from './navModel';
-import { contextSrv } from '../../../core/services/context_srv';
 
 export enum ActionTypes {
   LoadTeams = 'LOAD_TEAMS',
@@ -86,8 +85,7 @@ export const setSearchQuery = (searchQuery: string): SetSearchQueryAction => ({
 
 export function loadTeams(): ThunkResult<void> {
   return async dispatch => {
-    const showMine = contextSrv.user.orgRole === OrgRole.Editor;
-    const response = await getBackendSrv().get('/api/teams/search', { perpage: 1000, page: 1, showMine });
+    const response = await getBackendSrv().get('/api/teams/search', { perpage: 1000, page: 1 });
     dispatch(teamsLoaded(response.teams));
   };
 }