diff --git a/app/controllers/repositories_controller.rb b/app/controllers/repositories_controller.rb
index 089236873..63fec7c2b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/repositories_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/repositories_controller.rb
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class RepositoriesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def check_view_all_permissions
-    render_403 unless can_view_team_repositories(@team)
+    render_403 unless can_read_team?(@team)
   end
 
   def check_view_permissions
diff --git a/app/helpers/permission_helper.rb b/app/helpers/permission_helper.rb
index d99612d20..42ed10b0d 100644
--- a/app/helpers/permission_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/permission_helper.rb
@@ -1042,9 +1042,9 @@ module PermissionHelper
 
   # ---- REPOSITORIES PERMISSIONS ----
 
-  def can_view_team_repositories(team)
-    is_member_of_team(team)
-  end
+  # def can_view_team_repositories(team)
+  #   is_member_of_team(team)
+  # end
 
   def can_create_repository(team)
     is_admin_of_team(team) &&
diff --git a/app/permissions/team.rb b/app/permissions/team.rb
index a74f66a79..8ddd159ab 100644
--- a/app/permissions/team.rb
+++ b/app/permissions/team.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Canaid::Permissions.register_for(Team) do
-  # view projects, view protocols, view samples, export samples
+  # view projects, view protocols
+  # view samples, export samples, view repositories
   can :read_team do |user, team|
     user.is_member_of_team?(team)
   end
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_secondary_navigation.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_secondary_navigation.html.erb
index 6761b6eb0..1824d3b92 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_secondary_navigation.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_secondary_navigation.html.erb
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
               </a>
             </li>
           <% end %>
-          <% if can_view_team_repositories(@my_module.experiment.project.team) &&
+          <% if can_read_team?(@my_module.experiment.project.team) &&
                 @my_module.experiment.project.team.repositories.exists? %>
             <li id="repositories-nav-tab" class="<%= "active" if module_repository_page? %>">
               <a href="#" id="repositoriesDropdownMenuLink" title="<%=t "nav2.modules.repositories" %>" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">