diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index 0bb5320b1602..e4288f40f650 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -664,10 +664,10 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *macaron.Macaron) {
 							m.Combo("", reqToken()).
 								Patch(mustNotBeArchived, bind(api.EditIssueCommentOption{}), repo.EditIssueComment).
 								Delete(repo.DeleteIssueComment)
-							m.Combo("/reactions", reqToken()).
+							m.Combo("/reactions").
 								Get(repo.GetIssueCommentReactions).
-								Post(bind(api.EditReactionOption{}), repo.PostIssueCommentReaction).
-								Delete(bind(api.EditReactionOption{}), repo.DeleteIssueCommentReaction)
+								Post(bind(api.EditReactionOption{}), reqToken(), repo.PostIssueCommentReaction).
+								Delete(bind(api.EditReactionOption{}), reqToken(), repo.DeleteIssueCommentReaction)
 						})
 					})
 					m.Group("/:index", func() {
@@ -704,10 +704,10 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *macaron.Macaron) {
 							m.Put("/:user", reqToken(), repo.AddIssueSubscription)
 							m.Delete("/:user", reqToken(), repo.DelIssueSubscription)
 						})
-						m.Combo("/reactions", reqToken()).
+						m.Combo("/reactions").
 							Get(repo.GetIssueReactions).
-							Post(bind(api.EditReactionOption{}), repo.PostIssueReaction).
-							Delete(bind(api.EditReactionOption{}), repo.DeleteIssueReaction)
+							Post(bind(api.EditReactionOption{}), reqToken(), repo.PostIssueReaction).
+							Delete(bind(api.EditReactionOption{}), reqToken(), repo.DeleteIssueReaction)
 					})
 				}, mustEnableIssuesOrPulls)
 				m.Group("/labels", func() {
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_reaction.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_reaction.go
index bbc767cc99ad..d612b20d7e5e 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_reaction.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_reaction.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func GetIssueCommentReactions(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if !ctx.Repo.CanRead(models.UnitTypeIssues) && !ctx.User.IsAdmin {
+	if !ctx.Repo.CanRead(models.UnitTypeIssues) {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusForbidden, "GetIssueCommentReactions", errors.New("no permission to get reactions"))
 		return
 	}
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func changeIssueCommentReaction(ctx *context.APIContext, form api.EditReactionOp
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "comment.LoadIssue() failed", err)
 	}
 
-	if comment.Issue.IsLocked && !ctx.Repo.CanWrite(models.UnitTypeIssues) && !ctx.User.IsAdmin {
+	if comment.Issue.IsLocked && !ctx.Repo.CanWrite(models.UnitTypeIssues) {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusForbidden, "ChangeIssueCommentReaction", errors.New("no permission to change reaction"))
 		return
 	}
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func GetIssueReactions(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if !ctx.Repo.CanRead(models.UnitTypeIssues) && !ctx.User.IsAdmin {
+	if !ctx.Repo.CanRead(models.UnitTypeIssues) {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusForbidden, "GetIssueReactions", errors.New("no permission to get reactions"))
 		return
 	}
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ func changeIssueReaction(ctx *context.APIContext, form api.EditReactionOption, i
 		return
 	}
 
-	if issue.IsLocked && !ctx.Repo.CanWrite(models.UnitTypeIssues) && !ctx.User.IsAdmin {
+	if issue.IsLocked && !ctx.Repo.CanWrite(models.UnitTypeIssues) {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusForbidden, "ChangeIssueCommentReaction", errors.New("no permission to change reaction"))
 		return
 	}