From 9a347b037641679cd3e5054d5fc31210d460779a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Classic298 <27028174+Classic298@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 25 May 2026 18:13:11 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update knowledge.py (#25053)

---
 backend/open_webui/routers/knowledge.py | 5 +----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/knowledge.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/knowledge.py
index 4bf48d370d..25a70a6483 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/knowledge.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/knowledge.py
@@ -847,10 +847,7 @@ async def remove_file_from_knowledge_by_id(
         log.debug(e)
         pass
 
-    # Only the file owner or an admin may permanently delete the underlying
-    # file.  Collaborators with KB write access can unlink a file from the
-    # knowledge base but must not be able to destroy files they do not own,
-    # as the same file may be referenced by other KBs and chats.
+    # Anyone with write permission or higher can delete files
     if delete_file and (file.user_id == user.id or user.role == 'admin'):
         try:
             # Remove the file's collection from vector database