diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-apply-fix-dialog/gr-apply-fix-dialog.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-apply-fix-dialog/gr-apply-fix-dialog.ts
index 1608c22..9d29cea 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-apply-fix-dialog/gr-apply-fix-dialog.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-apply-fix-dialog/gr-apply-fix-dialog.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 import {GrSyntaxLayerWorker} from '../../../embed/diff/gr-syntax-layer/gr-syntax-layer-worker';
 import {highlightServiceToken} from '../../../services/highlight/highlight-service';
 import {anyLineTooLong} from '../../../embed/diff/gr-diff/gr-diff-utils';
-import {changeModelToken} from '../../../models/change/change-model';
 import {fireReload} from '../../../utils/event-util';
 
 interface FilePreview {
@@ -92,9 +91,6 @@
   diffPrefs?: DiffPreferencesInfo;
 
   @state()
-  isOwner = false;
-
-  @state()
   onCloseFixPreviewCallbacks: ((fixapplied: boolean) => void)[] = [];
 
   private readonly restApiService = getAppContext().restApiService;
@@ -103,8 +99,6 @@
 
   private readonly getNavigation = resolve(this, navigationToken);
 
-  private readonly getChangeModel = resolve(this, changeModelToken);
-
   private readonly syntaxLayer = new GrSyntaxLayerWorker(
     resolve(this, highlightServiceToken),
     () => getAppContext().reportingService
@@ -114,11 +108,6 @@
     super();
     subscribe(
       this,
-      () => this.getChangeModel().isOwner$,
-      x => (this.isOwner = x)
-    );
-    subscribe(
-      this,
       () => this.getUserModel().preferences$,
       preferences => {
         const layers: DiffLayer[] = [this.syntaxLayer];
@@ -341,7 +330,6 @@
 
   private computeTooltip() {
     if (!this.change || !this.patchNum) return '';
-    if (!this.isOwner) return 'Fix can only be applied by author';
     const latestPatchNum =
       this.change.revisions[this.change.current_revision]._number;
     return latestPatchNum !== this.patchNum
@@ -351,7 +339,6 @@
 
   private computeDisableApplyFixButton() {
     if (!this.change || !this.patchNum) return true;
-    if (!this.isOwner) return true;
     const latestPatchNum =
       this.change.revisions[this.change.current_revision]._number;
     return this.patchNum !== latestPatchNum || this.isApplyFixLoading;
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-apply-fix-dialog/gr-apply-fix-dialog_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-apply-fix-dialog/gr-apply-fix-dialog_test.ts
index 9284fb2..a686b20 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-apply-fix-dialog/gr-apply-fix-dialog_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-apply-fix-dialog/gr-apply-fix-dialog_test.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
     element.changeNum = change._number;
     element.patchNum = change.revisions[change.current_revision]._number;
     element.change = change;
-    element.isOwner = true;
     element.diffPrefs = {
       ...createDefaultDiffPrefs(),
       font_size: 12,
@@ -161,22 +160,8 @@
       assert.equal(button.getAttribute('title'), '');
     });
 
-    test('apply fix button is disabled for non-author', async () => {
-      element.isOwner = false;
-      await element.updateComplete;
-      await open(TWO_FIXES);
-      assert.equal(element.currentFix!.fix_id, 'fix_1');
-      assert.equal(element.currentPreviews.length, 2);
-      const button = getConfirmButton();
-      assert.isTrue(button.hasAttribute('disabled'));
-      assert.equal(
-        button.getAttribute('title'),
-        'Fix can only be applied by author'
-      );
-    });
-
     test('apply fix button is disabled on older patchset', async () => {
-      element.change = {
+      element.change = element.change = {
         ...createParsedChange(),
         revisions: createRevisions(2),
         current_revision: getCurrentRevision(0),