diff --git a/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/admin/EditUserDialog.js b/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/admin/EditUserDialog.js
index 50399f0b9b2a1e74c46dd94b668975a86f6e69ca..04c576213f808ce29b868d230768ab643aa8c9a4 100644
--- a/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/admin/EditUserDialog.js
+++ b/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/admin/EditUserDialog.js
@@ -385,24 +385,7 @@ EditUserDialog.prototype.initProjectsTab = function () {
   $(projectsTable).DataTable({
     columns: columns
   });
-  $(projectsTable).on("click", "[name='project-privilege-checkbox']", function () {
-    var data = $(this).attr("data").split(":");
-    var type = data[0];
-    var projectId = data[1];
-    if ($(this).is(":checked")) {
-      if (type === PrivilegeType.WRITE_PROJECT) {
-        var readCheckbox = $("[data='" + PrivilegeType.READ_PROJECT + ":" + data[1] + "']", projectsTable);
-        if (!readCheckbox.is(":checked")) {
-          readCheckbox.click();
-        }
-      }
-      return self.grantPrivilege({privilegeType: type, objectId: projectId});
-    } else {
-      return self.revokePrivilege({privilegeType: type, objectId: projectId});
-    }
-  });
-
-  $("[name='defaultProjectsRow']", self.getElement()).on("click", "[name='project-privilege-checkbox']", function () {
+  $(self.getElement()).on("click", "[name='project-privilege-checkbox']", function () {
     var data = $(this).attr("data").split(":");
     var type = data[0];
     var projectId = data[1];