diff --git a/web/components/groups/contract-groups-list.tsx b/web/components/groups/contract-groups-list.tsx
index 7bbcfa7c..d39a35d3 100644
--- a/web/components/groups/contract-groups-list.tsx
+++ b/web/components/groups/contract-groups-list.tsx
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import { Button } from 'web/components/button'
 import { GroupSelector } from 'web/components/groups/group-selector'
 import {
   addContractToGroup,
-  canModifyGroupContracts,
   removeContractFromGroup,
 } from 'web/lib/firebase/groups'
 import { User } from 'common/user'
 import { Contract } from 'common/contract'
 import { SiteLink } from 'web/components/site-link'
-import { useGroupsWithContract } from 'web/hooks/use-group'
+import { useGroupsWithContract, useMemberGroupIds } from 'web/hooks/use-group'
+import { Group } from 'common/group'
 
 export function ContractGroupsList(props: {
   contract: Contract
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ export function ContractGroupsList(props: {
   const { user, contract } = props
   const { groupLinks } = contract
   const groups = useGroupsWithContract(contract)
+  const memberGroupIds = useMemberGroupIds(user)
+
+  const canModifyGroupContracts = (group: Group, userId: string) => {
+    return (
+      group.creatorId === userId ||
+      group.anyoneCanJoin ||
+      memberGroupIds?.includes(group.id)
+    )
+  }
   return (
     <Col className={'gap-2'}>
       <span className={'text-xl text-indigo-700'}>
@@ -61,7 +70,7 @@ export function ContractGroupsList(props: {
             <Button
               color={'gray-white'}
               size={'xs'}
-              onClick={() => removeContractFromGroup(group, contract, user.id)}
+              onClick={() => removeContractFromGroup(group, contract)}
             >
               <XIcon className="h-4 w-4 text-gray-500" />
             </Button>
diff --git a/web/lib/firebase/groups.ts b/web/lib/firebase/groups.ts
index 6da780e1..f125c5ed 100644
--- a/web/lib/firebase/groups.ts
+++ b/web/lib/firebase/groups.ts
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ export async function addContractToGroup(
   contract: Contract,
   userId: string
 ) {
-  if (!canModifyGroupContracts(group, userId)) return
   const newGroupLinks = [
     ...(contract.groupLinks ?? []),
     {
@@ -193,11 +192,8 @@ export async function addContractToGroup(
 
 export async function removeContractFromGroup(
   group: Group,
-  contract: Contract,
-  userId: string
+  contract: Contract
 ) {
-  if (!canModifyGroupContracts(group, userId)) return
-
   if (contract.groupLinks?.map((l) => l.groupId).includes(group.id)) {
     const newGroupLinks = contract.groupLinks?.filter(
       (link) => link.slug !== group.slug
@@ -214,15 +210,6 @@ export async function removeContractFromGroup(
   await deleteDoc(contractDoc)
 }
 
-export function canModifyGroupContracts(group: Group, userId: string) {
-  return (
-    group.creatorId === userId ||
-    // TODO: check if member document exists
-    // group.memberIds.includes(userId) ||
-    group.anyoneCanJoin
-  )
-}
-
 export function getGroupLinkToDisplay(contract: Contract) {
   const { groupLinks } = contract
   const sortedGroupLinks = groupLinks?.sort(
diff --git a/web/pages/create.tsx b/web/pages/create.tsx
index 8ea76cef..e133ae19 100644
--- a/web/pages/create.tsx
+++ b/web/pages/create.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
 import { formatMoney } from 'common/util/format'
 import { removeUndefinedProps } from 'common/util/object'
 import { ChoicesToggleGroup } from 'web/components/choices-toggle-group'
-import { canModifyGroupContracts, getGroup } from 'web/lib/firebase/groups'
+import { getGroup } from 'web/lib/firebase/groups'
 import { Group } from 'common/group'
 import { useTracking } from 'web/hooks/use-tracking'
 import { useWarnUnsavedChanges } from 'web/hooks/use-warn-unsaved-changes'
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export function NewContract(props: {
   useEffect(() => {
     if (groupId)
       getGroup(groupId).then((group) => {
-        if (group && canModifyGroupContracts(group, creator.id)) {
+        if (group) {
           setSelectedGroup(group)
           setShowGroupSelector(false)
         }