diff --git a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/model/persist/NewVersionDescriptionTemplatePersist.java b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/model/persist/NewVersionDescriptionTemplatePersist.java
index 6a57738bc..2b492c132 100644
--- a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/model/persist/NewVersionDescriptionTemplatePersist.java
+++ b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/model/persist/NewVersionDescriptionTemplatePersist.java
@@ -182,9 +182,6 @@ public class NewVersionDescriptionTemplatePersist {
                             .on(NewVersionDescriptionTemplatePersist._definition)
                             .over(item.getDefinition())
                             .using(() -> this.validatorFactory.validator(DefinitionPersist.DefinitionPersistValidator.class)),
-                    this.spec()
-                            .must(() -> !this.isListNullOrEmpty(item.getUsers()))
-                            .failOn(NewVersionDescriptionTemplatePersist._users).failWith(messageSource.getMessage("Validation_Required", new Object[]{NewVersionDescriptionTemplatePersist._users}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
                     this.navSpec()
                             .iff(() -> !this.isListNullOrEmpty(item.getUsers()))
                             .on(NewVersionDescriptionTemplatePersist._users)
diff --git a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl.java b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl.java
index 214a80dd8..b09fbeb73 100644
--- a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl.java
+++ b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl.java
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ public class DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl implements DescriptionTemplateServic
             this.entityManager.persist(data);
 
         this.persistUsers(data.getId(), model.getUsers());
-        if (this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(model.getUsers()))
-            this.addOwner(data);
 
         this.entityManager.flush();
 
@@ -284,18 +282,6 @@ public class DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl implements DescriptionTemplateServic
 	    this.eventHandler.handle(event);
     }
 
-    private void addOwner(DescriptionTemplateEntity descriptionTemplateEntity) throws InvalidApplicationException {
-        UserDescriptionTemplateEntity data = new UserDescriptionTemplateEntity();
-        data.setId(UUID.randomUUID());
-        data.setIsActive(IsActive.Active);
-        data.setCreatedAt(Instant.now());
-        data.setUpdatedAt(Instant.now());
-        data.setRole(UserDescriptionTemplateRole.Owner);
-        data.setUserId(this.userScope.getUserId());
-        data.setDescriptionTemplateId(descriptionTemplateEntity.getId());
-        this.entityManager.persist(data);
-    }
-
     private @NotNull DefinitionEntity buildDefinitionEntity(DefinitionPersist persist) throws InvalidApplicationException {
         DefinitionEntity data = new DefinitionEntity();
         if (persist == null)