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# Remove HR roles from IT Admins

# Remove HR Administrator role from IT System Administrators {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Remove the HR Administrator role from IT System Administrator to prevent access to sensitive HR information.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_hr_core.admin

Make sure that you have at least two users with the
HR Administrator role. If you assign only one person with the role and that person is
deactivated, you will not have a user to perform the HR admin duties.

## Procedure

1. Log in as admin.
2. From User Administration, go to Roles (left navigation menu).
3. Click admin.
4. From the Contains Roles tab, click Edit.
5. From the Contains Roles List column, highlight and move sn_hr_core.admin to the Collection column.  
   Note:  
   Also, remove other scoped HR Admin roles, such as sn_hr_le.admin.
6. Click Save.
7. Log out.

## What to do next

After removing the HR administrator role from IT System Administrator role, log out and log back for the changes to take effect.  
Note:  
Ensure that you have completed the setup before you [Remove HR Administrator role from IT System Administrators](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/hdw72iopvlGpRJHXdI1VJQ "Remove the HR Administrator role from IT System Administrator to prevent access to sensitive HR information.").All the default HR scheduled jobs will run as usual even after the HR Administrator role is removed from the IT System Administrator role.  
Note:  
System user inherits the IT System Administrator role (admin). When you remove HR administrator role from the IT System Administrator role, System user will no longer have the HR administrator role. Validate all your customizations that are running in the context of System user.