diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/dashboard-shell.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/dashboard-shell.tsx
index 17ff2e9..cde3b25 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/dashboard-shell.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/dashboard-shell.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ import {
   approvalLabel,
   canManageBudgets,
   canManageUsers,
-  getDefaultApprovalPermissionsForRole,
   roleLabel
 } from "@/lib/domain";
 
@@ -1738,8 +1737,7 @@ export function DashboardShell({
                         const nextRole = event.target.value as UserFormState["role"];
                         setUserForm((current) => ({
                           ...current,
-                          role: nextRole,
-                          approvalPermissions: sortApprovalPermissions(getDefaultApprovalPermissionsForRole(nextRole))
+                          role: nextRole
                         }));
                       }}
                       required
@@ -1934,8 +1932,7 @@ export function DashboardShell({
                                 onChange={(event) => {
                                   const nextRole = event.target.value as ManagedUserDraft["role"];
                                   updateManagedUserDraft(user, {
-                                    role: nextRole,
-                                    approvalPermissions: sortApprovalPermissions(getDefaultApprovalPermissionsForRole(nextRole))
+                                    role: nextRole
                                   });
                                 }}
                                 fullWidth
diff --git a/src/lib/domain.ts b/src/lib/domain.ts
index f012c66..aad987b 100644
--- a/src/lib/domain.ts
+++ b/src/lib/domain.ts
@@ -97,27 +97,12 @@ export function canDeleteExpense(
   return viewerId === creatorId && approvalStatus === "PENDING" && !paidAt && !documentedAt;
 }
 
-export function getDefaultApprovalPermissionsForRole(role: AppRole): ApprovalTypeValue[] {
-  switch (role) {
-    case "ADMIN":
-      return ["CHAIR_A"];
-    case "FINANCE":
-      return ["FINANCE"];
-    case "MEMBER":
-      return [];
-  }
-}
-
 export function normalizeApprovalPermissions(
-  role: AppRole,
+  _role: AppRole,
   approvalPermissions: ApprovalTypeValue[] | null | undefined,
   approvalPreference: ApprovalTypeValue | null | undefined = null
 ) {
-  const rawPermissions = approvalPermissions && approvalPermissions.length > 0
-    ? approvalPermissions
-    : approvalPreference
-      ? [approvalPreference]
-      : getDefaultApprovalPermissionsForRole(role);
+  const rawPermissions = approvalPermissions ?? (approvalPreference ? [approvalPreference] : []);
 
   return APPROVAL_FLOW.filter(
     (approvalType, index) => rawPermissions.includes(approvalType) && rawPermissions.indexOf(approvalType) === index