diff --git a/api/teks/models/teks.js b/api/teks/models/teks.js
index 01fc8ca..767b333 100644
--- a/api/teks/models/teks.js
+++ b/api/teks/models/teks.js
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
     },
     beforeUpdate: async (params, data) => {
-      const user = await jwennUserEpiId(data.user.id)
-
-      if(!user) {
-        throw strapi.errors.badRequest('Not found')
-      }
-
       if (data.tit && !data.forceSlug) {
         const awtis = await jwennAwtisEpiId(data.awtis)
         data.slug = slugify(`${awtis}-${data.tit}`, {lower: true, remove: /[*#+~.()'"!:@]/g})