diff --git a/openslides/participant/templates/participant/overview.html b/openslides/participant/templates/participant/overview.html
index f61afe04f..310cbf04c 100644
--- a/openslides/participant/templates/participant/overview.html
+++ b/openslides/participant/templates/participant/overview.html
@@ -93,10 +93,12 @@
                             <a href="{% url user_edit user.id %}">
                                 <img src="{% static 'images/icons/edit.png' %}" title="{% trans 'Edit participant' %}">
                             </a>
-                            {% if user != request_user and not user.is_superuser %}
+                            {% if user != request_user %}
                             <a href="{% url user_delete user.id %}">
                                 <img src="{% static 'images/icons/delete.png' %}" title="{% trans 'Delete participant' %}">
                             </a>
+                            {% endif %}
+                            {% if user != request_user and not user.is_superuser %}
                             <a class="status_link deactivate" href="{% url user_status_deactivate user.id %}" title="{% trans 'Change status to inactive' %}"{% if not user.is_active %} style="display:none"{% endif %}>
                                 <span></span>
                             </a>
diff --git a/openslides/participant/views.py b/openslides/participant/views.py
index a055beefb..5b1097295 100644
--- a/openslides/participant/views.py
+++ b/openslides/participant/views.py
@@ -208,8 +208,6 @@ class UserDeleteView(DeleteView):
     def pre_redirect(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         if self.get_object() == self.request.user:
             messages.error(request, _("You can not delete yourself."))
-        elif self.get_object().is_superuser:
-            messages.error(request, _("You can not delete the administrator."))
         else:
             super(DeleteView, self).pre_redirect(request, *args, **kwargs)