diff --git a/bolt/sources_test.go b/bolt/sources_test.go
index a66e132b3..cde1af98c 100644
--- a/bolt/sources_test.go
+++ b/bolt/sources_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ func TestSourceStore(t *testing.T) {
 			URL:          "toyota-hilux.lyon-estates.local",
 			Default:      true,
 			Organization: "1337",
-			Role:         "member",
 		},
 		chronograf.Source{
 			Name:         "HipToBeSquare",
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ func TestSourceStore(t *testing.T) {
 			URL:          "toyota-hilux.lyon-estates.local",
 			Default:      true,
 			Organization: "1337",
-			Role:         "admin",
 		},
 		chronograf.Source{
 			Name:               "HipToBeSquare",
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ func TestSourceStore(t *testing.T) {
 			InsecureSkipVerify: true,
 			Default:            false,
 			Organization:       "1337",
-			Role:               "viewer",
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/server/sources.go b/server/sources.go
index 40eb69148..0002a6ca7 100644
--- a/server/sources.go
+++ b/server/sources.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bouk/httprouter"
 	"github.com/influxdata/chronograf"
 	"github.com/influxdata/chronograf/influx"
-	"github.com/influxdata/chronograf/roles"
 )
 
 type sourceLinks struct {
@@ -260,9 +259,6 @@ func (s *Service) UpdateSource(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if req.Telegraf != "" {
 		src.Telegraf = req.Telegraf
 	}
-	if req.Role != "" {
-		src.Role = req.Role
-	}
 
 	defaultOrg, err := s.Store.Organizations(ctx).DefaultOrganization(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -318,17 +314,6 @@ func ValidSourceRequest(s *chronograf.Source, defaultOrgID string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Invalid URL; no URL scheme defined")
 	}
 
-	if s.Role == "" {
-		s.Role = roles.ViewerRoleName
-	}
-
-	switch s.Role {
-	case roles.ViewerRoleName, roles.EditorRoleName, roles.AdminRoleName:
-		return nil
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("Unknown role %s. Valid roles are 'viewer', 'editor', and 'admin'", s.Role)
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/server/sources_test.go b/server/sources_test.go
index 22f41a50c..2ee19146c 100644
--- a/server/sources_test.go
+++ b/server/sources_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/chronograf"
 	"github.com/influxdata/chronograf/log"
 	"github.com/influxdata/chronograf/mocks"
-	"github.com/influxdata/chronograf/roles"
 )
 
 func Test_ValidSourceRequest(t *testing.T) {
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ func Test_ValidSourceRequest(t *testing.T) {
 					Default:            true,
 					Telegraf:           "telegraf",
 					Organization:       "0",
-					Role:               roles.ViewerRoleName,
 				},
 			},
 			wants: wants{
@@ -77,7 +75,6 @@ func Test_ValidSourceRequest(t *testing.T) {
 					Default:            true,
 					Telegraf:           "telegraf",
 					Organization:       "0",
-					Role:               roles.ViewerRoleName,
 				},
 			},
 			wants: wants{
@@ -100,7 +97,6 @@ func Test_ValidSourceRequest(t *testing.T) {
 					InsecureSkipVerify: true,
 					Default:            true,
 					Telegraf:           "telegraf",
-					Role:               roles.ViewerRoleName,
 				},
 			},
 			wants: wants{
@@ -117,7 +113,6 @@ func Test_ValidSourceRequest(t *testing.T) {
 					Default:            true,
 					Organization:       "2",
 					Telegraf:           "telegraf",
-					Role:               roles.ViewerRoleName,
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -137,72 +132,12 @@ func Test_ValidSourceRequest(t *testing.T) {
 					Organization:       "0",
 					Default:            true,
 					Telegraf:           "telegraf",
-					Role:               roles.ViewerRoleName,
 				},
 			},
 			wants: wants{
 				err: fmt.Errorf("invalid source URI: parse im a bad url: invalid URI for request"),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "set Role to be viewer if not specified",
-			args: args{
-				source: &chronograf.Source{
-					ID:                 1,
-					Name:               "I'm a really great source",
-					Type:               chronograf.InfluxDB,
-					Username:           "fancy",
-					Password:           "i'm so",
-					SharedSecret:       "supersecret",
-					URL:                "http://www.any.url.com",
-					MetaURL:            "http://www.so.meta.com",
-					InsecureSkipVerify: true,
-					Default:            true,
-					Telegraf:           "telegraf",
-					Organization:       "0",
-				},
-			},
-			wants: wants{
-				source: &chronograf.Source{
-					ID:                 1,
-					Name:               "I'm a really great source",
-					Type:               chronograf.InfluxDB,
-					Username:           "fancy",
-					Password:           "i'm so",
-					SharedSecret:       "supersecret",
-					URL:                "http://www.any.url.com",
-					MetaURL:            "http://www.so.meta.com",
-					InsecureSkipVerify: true,
-					Default:            true,
-					Organization:       "0",
-					Telegraf:           "telegraf",
-					Role:               roles.ViewerRoleName,
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "bad role type",
-			args: args{
-				source: &chronograf.Source{
-					ID:                 1,
-					Name:               "I'm a really great source",
-					Type:               chronograf.InfluxDB,
-					Username:           "fancy",
-					Password:           "i'm so",
-					SharedSecret:       "supersecret",
-					URL:                "http://www.any.url.com",
-					MetaURL:            "http://www.so.meta.com",
-					InsecureSkipVerify: true,
-					Default:            true,
-					Telegraf:           "telegraf",
-					Organization:       "0",
-					Role:               "superperson",
-				},
-			},
-			wants: wants{
-				err: fmt.Errorf("Unknown role superperson. Valid roles are 'viewer', 'editor', and 'admin'"),
-			},
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {