diff --git a/app/ring_groups/resources/dashboard/ring_group_forward.php b/app/ring_groups/resources/dashboard/ring_group_forward.php
index 6d114503ca..6974288296 100644
--- a/app/ring_groups/resources/dashboard/ring_group_forward.php
+++ b/app/ring_groups/resources/dashboard/ring_group_forward.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 	The Initial Developer of the Original Code is
 	Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
-	Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 2013-2019
+	Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 2013-2021
 	the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
 
 	Contributor(s):
@@ -31,15 +31,6 @@
 	require_once "resources/check_auth.php";
 	require_once "resources/paging.php";
 
-//check permissions
-	if (permission_exists('ring_group_edit') || permission_exists('ring_group_forward')) {
-		//access granted
-	}
-	else {
-		echo "access denied";
-		exit;
-	}
-
 //add multi-lingual support
 	$language = new text;
 	$text = $language->get($_SESSION['domain']['language']['code'], 'app/ring_groups');