diff --git a/app/user.go b/app/user.go
index d2566bf5fd..2920eaefa8 100644
--- a/app/user.go
+++ b/app/user.go
@@ -2151,19 +2151,12 @@ func (a *App) GetViewUsersRestrictions(userId string) (*model.ViewUsersRestricti
 	}
 
 	teamIdsWithPermission := []string{}
-	teamIdsWithoutPermission := []string{}
 	for _, teamId := range teamIds {
 		if a.HasPermissionToTeam(userId, teamId, model.PERMISSION_VIEW_MEMBERS) {
 			teamIdsWithPermission = append(teamIdsWithPermission, teamId)
-		} else {
-			teamIdsWithoutPermission = append(teamIdsWithoutPermission, teamId)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(teamIdsWithoutPermission) == 0 {
-		return &model.ViewUsersRestrictions{Teams: teamIdsWithPermission}, nil
-	}
-
 	userChannelMembers, err := a.Srv.Store.Channel().GetAllChannelMembersForUser(userId, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/app/user_test.go b/app/user_test.go
index f329815221..3f2aac4c06 100644
--- a/app/user_test.go
+++ b/app/user_test.go
@@ -899,7 +899,8 @@ func TestGetViewUsersRestrictions(t *testing.T) {
 
 		assert.NotNil(t, restrictions)
 		assert.NotNil(t, restrictions.Teams)
-		assert.Len(t, restrictions.Channels, 0)
+		assert.NotNil(t, restrictions.Channels)
+		assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{team1townsquare.Id, team1offtopic.Id, team1channel1.Id, team1channel2.Id, team2townsquare.Id, team2offtopic.Id, team2channel1.Id}, restrictions.Channels)
 		assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{team1.Id, team2.Id}, restrictions.Teams)
 	})