diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/cells.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/cells.py
index 16717ba46fc1..6f0cba545ebd 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/cells.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/cells.py
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ class CellsController(wsgi.Controller):
         """Delete a child or parent cell entry.  'id' is a cell name."""
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
 
-        authorize(context)
         authorize(context, action="delete")
 
         try:
@@ -242,7 +241,6 @@ class CellsController(wsgi.Controller):
         """Create a child cell entry."""
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
 
-        authorize(context)
         authorize(context, action="create")
 
         cell = body['cell']
@@ -260,7 +258,6 @@ class CellsController(wsgi.Controller):
         """Update a child cell entry.  'id' is the cell name to update."""
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
 
-        authorize(context)
         authorize(context, action="update")
 
         cell = body['cell']
@@ -295,7 +292,6 @@ class CellsController(wsgi.Controller):
         """Tell all cells to sync instance info."""
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
 
-        authorize(context)
         authorize(context, action="sync_instances")
 
         project_id = body.pop('project_id', None)