diff --git a/app/routes/play/looking.tsx b/app/routes/play/looking.tsx
index 5fc2318bf..8a92da4c4 100644
--- a/app/routes/play/looking.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/play/looking.tsx
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ request, context }) => {
       return redirect("/play");
     }
     case "UNEXPIRE": {
-      validateIsGroupAdmin();
       await LFGGroup.unexpire(ownGroup.id);
       break;
     }