diff --git a/app/policies/learning_object_policy.rb b/app/policies/learning_object_policy.rb
index baa289bffe4c6b1359e661247c6120a22f5c91e5..c37f238e19568ce58d8d08065457361cbf1934fb 100644
--- a/app/policies/learning_object_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/learning_object_policy.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class LearningObjectPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
   end
 
   def create?
-    record if (user_exists? && user.is_submitter?) || (user_exists? && user.is_partner?)
+    record if (user_exists? && user.is_submitter?)
   end
 
   def update?
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class LearningObjectPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
   end
 
   def publish?
-    record if (user_can_curate? && record.submitted?) || user.is_partner?
+    record if (user_can_curate? && record.submitted?)
   end
 
   def destroy?