diff --git a/app/controllers/hacks_controller.rb b/app/controllers/hacks_controller.rb
index 2c978d8f6..657ad0f2a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/hacks_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/hacks_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class HacksController < ApplicationController
   before_action :require_login, except: [:index]
   before_action :find_hack, only: [:edit, :update, :publish, :start, :update_set, :delete_set, :destroy]
-  before_action :require_teacher_identity, only: [:create, :update_set, :edit, :update]
+  before_action :require_teacher_identity, only: [:create]
   before_action :require_auth_identity, only: [:update, :edit, :publish, :update_set, :delete_set, :destroy]