diff --git a/app/controllers/artists_controller.rb b/app/controllers/artists_controller.rb
index 98f479934..d9e505e15 100644
--- a/app/controllers/artists_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/artists_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 class ArtistsController < ApplicationController
   respond_to :html, :xml, :json, :js
   before_action :member_only, :except => [:index, :show, :show_or_new, :banned]
-  before_action :builder_only, :only => [:destroy]
   before_action :admin_only, :only => [:ban, :unban]
   before_action :load_artist, :only => [:ban, :unban, :show, :edit, :update, :destroy, :undelete]
 
@@ -61,9 +60,6 @@ class ArtistsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def destroy
-    if !@artist.deletable_by?(CurrentUser.user)
-      raise User::PrivilegeError
-    end
     @artist.update_attribute(:is_active, false)
     redirect_to(artist_path(@artist), :notice => "Artist deleted")
   end
@@ -96,8 +92,7 @@ private
   end
 
   def artist_params(context = nil)
-    permitted_params = %i[name other_names other_names_string group_name url_string notes]
-    permitted_params << :is_active if CurrentUser.is_builder?
+    permitted_params = %i[name other_names other_names_string group_name url_string notes is_active]
     permitted_params << :source if context == :new
 
     params.fetch(:artist, {}).permit(permitted_params)
diff --git a/app/models/artist.rb b/app/models/artist.rb
index 096eb2db0..a48001257 100644
--- a/app/models/artist.rb
+++ b/app/models/artist.rb
@@ -538,14 +538,6 @@ class Artist < ApplicationRecord
     end
   end
 
-  def deletable_by?(user)
-    user.is_builder?
-  end
-
-  def editable_by?(user)
-    user.is_builder? || (!is_banned? && is_active?)
-  end
-
   def visible?
     !is_banned? || CurrentUser.is_gold?
   end
diff --git a/app/views/artists/_form.html.erb b/app/views/artists/_form.html.erb
index ca8904038..39d4956c2 100644
--- a/app/views/artists/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/artists/_form.html.erb
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 <%= simple_form_for(@artist) do |f| %>
   <% if @artist.new_record? %>
     <%= f.input :name, as: :string, input_html: { data: { autocomplete: "tag" } } %>
-  <% elsif CurrentUser.user.is_builder? %>
-    <%= f.input :name, as: :string, input_html: { data: { autocomplete: "tag" } }, hint: "Change to rename this artist entry and its wiki page" %>
   <% else %>
-    <p><%= @artist.name %></p>
+    <%= f.input :name, as: :string, input_html: { data: { autocomplete: "tag" } }, hint: "Change to rename this artist entry and its wiki page" %>
   <% end %>
 
   <%= f.input :other_names_string, label: "Other names", as: :text, input_html: { size: "50x1" }, hint: '<b style="color: red;">NEW</b> Separate names with spaces, not commas. Use underscores for spaces inside names.'.html_safe %>
diff --git a/app/views/artists/_secondary_links.html.erb b/app/views/artists/_secondary_links.html.erb
index 1882447d0..37aaf4726 100644
--- a/app/views/artists/_secondary_links.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/artists/_secondary_links.html.erb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       <%= subnav_link_to "Edit", edit_artist_path(@artist), :"data-shortcut" => "e" %>
     <% end %>
     <%= subnav_link_to "History", artist_versions_path(:search => {:artist_id => @artist.id}) %>
-    <% if @artist.deletable_by?(CurrentUser.user) %>
+    <% if CurrentUser.is_member? %>
       <% if @artist.is_active? %>
         <%= subnav_link_to "Delete", artist_path(@artist), method: :delete, "data-shortcut": "shift+d", "data-confirm": "Are you sure you want to delete this artist?" %>
       <% else %>
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     <% if CurrentUser.is_admin? %>
       <% if @artist.is_banned? %>
         <%= subnav_link_to "Unban", unban_artist_path(@artist), :method => :put, :data => {:confirm => "Are you sure you want to unban this artist?"} %>
-
       <% else %>
         <%= subnav_link_to "Ban", ban_artist_path(@artist), :method => :put, :data => {:confirm => "Are you sure you want to ban this artist?"} %>
       <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/artists/edit.html.erb b/app/views/artists/edit.html.erb
index 1c22ca9e2..763cb077e 100644
--- a/app/views/artists/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/artists/edit.html.erb
@@ -2,15 +2,10 @@
   <div id="a-edit">
     <h1>Edit Artist</h1>
 
-    <% if @artist.editable_by?(CurrentUser.user) %>
-      <%= render "form" %>
-
-    <% elsif !@artist.is_active? %>
-      <p>This artist entry is inactive and cannot be edited.</p>
-
-    <% elsif @artist.is_banned? %>
+    <% if @artist.is_banned? %>
       <p>The artist requested removal of this page.</p>
-
+    <% else %>
+      <%= render "form" %>
     <% end %>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/views/artists/index.html.erb b/app/views/artists/index.html.erb
index 60141ac94..0f4fc69ed 100644
--- a/app/views/artists/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/artists/index.html.erb
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@
               <%= time_ago_in_words_tagged(artist.updated_at) %>
             </td>
             <td>
-              <% if artist.editable_by?(CurrentUser.user) %>
+              <% if CurrentUser.is_member? %>
                 <%= link_to "Edit", edit_artist_path(artist) %>
-              <% end %>
 
-              <% if artist.is_active? && artist.deletable_by?(CurrentUser.user) %>
-                | <%= link_to "Delete", artist_path(artist, artist: { is_active: false }), method: :put, remote: true %>
-              <% elsif !artist.is_active? && artist.deletable_by?(CurrentUser.user) %>
-                | <%= link_to "Undelete", artist_path(artist, artist: { is_active: true }), method: :put, remote: true %>
+                <% if artist.is_active? %>
+                  | <%= link_to "Delete", artist_path(artist, artist: { is_active: false }), method: :put, remote: true %>
+                <% else %>
+                  | <%= link_to "Undelete", artist_path(artist, artist: { is_active: true }), method: :put, remote: true %>
+                <% end %>
               <% end %>
             </td>
           <% end %>