diff --git a/app/utils/user-can-add.js b/app/utils/user-can-add.js
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-export default function userCanAdd(role) {
-  return (role === 'W') || (role === 'A');
-}
diff --git a/app/utils/user-can-edit.js b/app/utils/user-can-edit.js
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--- a/app/utils/user-can-edit.js
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-export default function userCanEdit(currentUser, author) {
-  let id = currentUser.id;
-  let role = currentUser.role;
-  return (role === 'W' && (+id === author)) || (role === 'A');
-}
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/user-can-add-test.js b/tests/unit/utils/user-can-add-test.js
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--- a/tests/unit/utils/user-can-add-test.js
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-import userCanAdd from '../../../utils/user-can-add';
-import { module, test } from 'qunit';
-
-module('Unit | Utility | user can add');
-
-// Replace this with your real tests.
-test('it works', function(assert) {
-  var result = userCanAdd();
-  assert.ok(result);
-});
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/user-can-edit-test.js b/tests/unit/utils/user-can-edit-test.js
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--- a/tests/unit/utils/user-can-edit-test.js
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-import userCanEdit from '../../../utils/user-can-edit';
-import { module, test } from 'qunit';
-
-module('Unit | Utility | user can edit');
-
-// Replace this with your real tests.
-test('it works', function(assert) {
-  var result = userCanEdit();
-  assert.ok(result);
-});