diff --git a/election/views.py b/election/views.py
index 6ebe3051..ecba3a0d 100644
--- a/election/views.py
+++ b/election/views.py
@@ -134,9 +134,6 @@ class CandidatureCreateView(CanCreateMixin, FormView):
         data = form.clean()
         res = super(FormView, self).form_valid(form)
         data['election'] = Election.objects.get(id=self.election_id)
-        if data['user'].is_root:
-            self.create_candidature(data)
-            return res
         for grp in data['election'].candidature_groups.all():
             if data['user'].is_in_group(grp):
                 self.create_candidature(data)