diff --git a/addons/mail/models/mail_template.py b/addons/mail/models/mail_template.py
index 9691ed700b7..4aaada0ba56 100644
--- a/addons/mail/models/mail_template.py
+++ b/addons/mail/models/mail_template.py
@@ -252,17 +252,17 @@ class MailTemplate(models.Model):
     def unlink_action(self):
         for template in self:
             if template.ref_ir_act_window:
-                template.ref_ir_act_window.sudo().unlink()
+                template.ref_ir_act_window.unlink()
         return True
 
     @api.multi
     def create_action(self):
-        ActWindowSudo = self.env['ir.actions.act_window'].sudo()
+        ActWindow = self.env['ir.actions.act_window']
         view = self.env.ref('mail.email_compose_message_wizard_form')
 
         for template in self:
             button_name = _('Send Mail (%s)') % template.name
-            action = ActWindowSudo.create({
+            action = ActWindow.create({
                 'name': button_name,
                 'type': 'ir.actions.act_window',
                 'res_model': 'mail.compose.message',
diff --git a/addons/mail/views/mail_template_views.xml b/addons/mail/views/mail_template_views.xml
index 077f3f6105f..d54cb59c957 100644
--- a/addons/mail/views/mail_template_views.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/views/mail_template_views.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
                         <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box">
                             <field name="ref_ir_act_window" invisible="1"/>
                             <button class="oe_stat_button" name="create_action" type="object"
+                                    groups="base.group_system"
                                     attrs="{'invisible':[('ref_ir_act_window','!=',False)]}" icon="fa-plus"
                                     help="Display an option on related documents to open a composition wizard with this template">
                                 <div class="o_field_widget o_stat_info">
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
                                 </div>
                             </button>
                             <button name="unlink_action" type="object" 
+                                    groups="base.group_system"
                                     class="oe_stat_button" icon="fa-minus"
                                     attrs="{'invisible':[('ref_ir_act_window','=',False)]}"
                                     help="Remove the contextual action to use this template on related documents" widget="statinfo">