diff --git a/templates/repo/projects/view.tmpl b/templates/repo/projects/view.tmpl
index ce421d9066..bbcc9c8f86 100644
--- a/templates/repo/projects/view.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/projects/view.tmpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<div class="ui container padded">
 		<div class="tw-flex tw-justify-between tw-items-center tw-mb-4">
 			{{template "repo/issue/navbar" .}}
-			{{if and $.CanWriteProjects (not $.Repository.IsArchived)}}
+			{{if (not $.Repository.IsArchived)}}
 				<a class="ui small primary button" href="{{.RepoLink}}/issues/new/choose?project={{.Project.ID}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.new"}}</a>
 			{{end}}
 		</div>