diff --git a/importexport/inc/class.importexport_admin_prefs_sidebox_hooks.inc.php b/importexport/inc/class.importexport_admin_prefs_sidebox_hooks.inc.php
index 4286fb9b5b..0caa859780 100644
--- a/importexport/inc/class.importexport_admin_prefs_sidebox_hooks.inc.php
+++ b/importexport/inc/class.importexport_admin_prefs_sidebox_hooks.inc.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class importexport_admin_prefs_sidebox_hooks
 				),
 			);
 			$config = config::read('phpgwapi');
-			if($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['apps']['admin'] || bo_merge::is_export_limit_excepted() || $config['export_limit'] !== 'no')
+			if(bo_merge::is_export_limit_excepted() || $config['export_limit'] !== 'no')
 			{
 				$file[] = array(
 					'text' => 'Export',
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class importexport_admin_prefs_sidebox_hooks
 			}
 		}
 		$config = config::read('phpgwapi');
-		if (($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['apps']['admin'] || bo_merge::is_export_limit_excepted() || !$config['export_limit'] || $config['export_limit'] > 0) && $cache[$appname]['export'])
+		if ((bo_merge::is_export_limit_excepted() || !$config['export_limit'] || $config['export_limit'] > 0) && $cache[$appname]['export'])
 		{
 			$file['Export CSV'] = array('link' => "javascript:egw_openWindowCentered2('".
 				egw::link('/index.php',array(
diff --git a/importexport/inc/class.importexport_export_csv.inc.php b/importexport/inc/class.importexport_export_csv.inc.php
index 63a0469556..0a58a5e121 100644
--- a/importexport/inc/class.importexport_export_csv.inc.php
+++ b/importexport/inc/class.importexport_export_csv.inc.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class importexport_export_csv implements importexport_iface_export_record
 			$this->csv_options = array_merge( $this->csv_options, $_options );
 		}
 
-		if(!($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['apps']['admin'] || bo_merge::is_export_limit_excepted())) {
+		if(!bo_merge::is_export_limit_excepted()) {
 			$config = config::read('phpgwapi');
 			if($config['export_limit'] == 'no') throw new egw_exception_no_permission_admin('Export disabled');
 			$this->export_limit = (int)$config['export_limit'];
diff --git a/importexport/inc/class.importexport_export_ui.inc.php b/importexport/inc/class.importexport_export_ui.inc.php
index 6d49391a7f..117f67dbb5 100644
--- a/importexport/inc/class.importexport_export_ui.inc.php
+++ b/importexport/inc/class.importexport_export_ui.inc.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class importexport_export_ui {
 		$preserv = array();
 
 		// Check global setting
-		if(!($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['apps']['admin'] || bo_merge::is_export_limit_excepted())) {
+		if(!bo_merge::is_export_limit_excepted()) {
 			$config = config::read('phpgwapi');
 			if($config['export_limit'] == 'no') {
 				die(lang('Admin disabled exporting'));