diff --git a/addons/mail/models/mail_template.py b/addons/mail/models/mail_template.py
index 37215829bb8..f6022522b2a 100644
--- a/addons/mail/models/mail_template.py
+++ b/addons/mail/models/mail_template.py
@@ -262,22 +262,22 @@ 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()
             if template.ref_ir_value:
-                template.ref_ir_value.sudo().unlink()
+                template.ref_ir_value.unlink()
         return True
 
     @api.multi
     def create_action(self):
-        ActWindowSudo = self.env['ir.actions.act_window'].sudo()
-        IrValuesSudo = self.env['ir.values'].sudo()
+        ActWindow = self.env['ir.actions.act_window']
+        IrValues = self.env['ir.values']
         view = self.env.ref('mail.email_compose_message_wizard_form')
 
         for template in self:
             src_obj = template.model_id.model
 
             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',
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class MailTemplate(models.Model):
                 'view_id': view.id,
                 'target': 'new',
             })
-            ir_value = IrValuesSudo.create({
+            ir_value = IrValues.create({
                 'name': button_name,
                 'model': src_obj,
                 'key2': 'client_action_multi',
diff --git a/addons/mail/views/mail_template_views.xml b/addons/mail/views/mail_template_views.xml
index 483c80ae394..4306f1fe8d1 100644
--- a/addons/mail/views/mail_template_views.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/views/mail_template_views.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
                     <sheet>
                         <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"
+                            <button class="oe_stat_button"
+                                    groups="base.group_system"
+                                    name="create_action" type="object"
                                     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_form_field o_stat_info">
@@ -17,7 +19,8 @@
                                     <span class="o_stat_text">Context Action</span>
                                 </div>
                             </button>
-                            <button name="unlink_action" type="object" 
+                            <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">