diff --git a/backend/src/queues/secret-scanning/githubScanFullRepository.ts b/backend/src/queues/secret-scanning/githubScanFullRepository.ts
index 61d53acbb..eeb6aaf1e 100644
--- a/backend/src/queues/secret-scanning/githubScanFullRepository.ts
+++ b/backend/src/queues/secret-scanning/githubScanFullRepository.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import TelemetryService from "../../services/TelemetryService";
 import { sendMail } from "../../helpers";
 import GitRisks from "../../ee/models/gitRisks";
 import { MembershipOrg, User } from "../../models";
-import { ADMIN, OWNER } from "../../variables";
+import { ADMIN } from "../../variables";
 import { convertKeysToLowercase, scanFullRepoContentAndGetFindings } from "../../ee/services/GithubSecretScanning/helper";
 import { getSecretScanningGitAppId, getSecretScanningPrivateKey } from "../../config";
 import { SecretMatch } from "../../ee/services/GithubSecretScanning/types";
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const githubFullRepositorySecretScan = new Queue("github-full-repository-
 
 type TScanPushEventQueueDetails = {
   organizationId: string,
-  installationId: number, 
+  installationId: number,
   repository: {
     id: number,
     fullName: string,
@@ -24,22 +24,22 @@ githubFullRepositorySecretScan.process(async (job: Job, done: Queue.DoneCallback
   const { organizationId, repository, installationId }: TScanPushEventQueueDetails = job.data
   try {
     const octokit = new ProbotOctokit({
-        auth: {
+      auth: {
         appId: await getSecretScanningGitAppId(),
         privateKey: await getSecretScanningPrivateKey(),
         installationId: installationId
-        },
+      },
     });
-    const findings : SecretMatch[] = await scanFullRepoContentAndGetFindings(octokit, installationId, repository.fullName)
+    const findings: SecretMatch[] = await scanFullRepoContentAndGetFindings(octokit, installationId, repository.fullName)
     for (const finding of findings) {
-      await GitRisks.findOneAndUpdate({ fingerprint: finding.Fingerprint}, 
+      await GitRisks.findOneAndUpdate({ fingerprint: finding.Fingerprint },
         {
-        ...convertKeysToLowercase(finding),
-        installationId: installationId,
-        organization: organizationId,
-        repositoryFullName: repository.fullName,
-        repositoryId: repository.id
-      }, {
+          ...convertKeysToLowercase(finding),
+          installationId: installationId,
+          organization: organizationId,
+          repositoryFullName: repository.fullName,
+          repositoryId: repository.id
+        }, {
         upsert: true
       }).lean()
     }
@@ -47,10 +47,7 @@ githubFullRepositorySecretScan.process(async (job: Job, done: Queue.DoneCallback
     // get emails of admins
     const adminsOfWork = await MembershipOrg.find({
       organization: organizationId,
-      $or: [
-        { role: OWNER },
-        { role: ADMIN }
-      ]
+      role: ADMIN,
     }).lean()
 
     const userEmails = await User.find({
diff --git a/backend/src/queues/secret-scanning/githubScanPushEvent.ts b/backend/src/queues/secret-scanning/githubScanPushEvent.ts
index 71a7e92d4..09261e235 100644
--- a/backend/src/queues/secret-scanning/githubScanPushEvent.ts
+++ b/backend/src/queues/secret-scanning/githubScanPushEvent.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import TelemetryService from "../../services/TelemetryService";
 import { sendMail } from "../../helpers";
 import GitRisks from "../../ee/models/gitRisks";
 import { MembershipOrg, User } from "../../models";
-import { ADMIN, OWNER } from "../../variables";
+import { ADMIN } from "../../variables";
 import { convertKeysToLowercase, scanContentAndGetFindings } from "../../ee/services/GithubSecretScanning/helper";
 import { getSecretScanningGitAppId, getSecretScanningPrivateKey } from "../../config";
 import { SecretMatch } from "../../ee/services/GithubSecretScanning/types";
@@ -88,10 +88,7 @@ githubPushEventSecretScan.process(async (job: Job, done: Queue.DoneCallback) =>
   // get emails of admins
   const adminsOfWork = await MembershipOrg.find({
     organization: organizationId,
-    $or: [
-      { role: OWNER },
-      { role: ADMIN }
-    ]
+    role: ADMIN
   }).lean()
 
   const userEmails = await User.find({
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/v2/organizations.ts b/backend/src/routes/v2/organizations.ts
index a12288886..d1387bd42 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/v2/organizations.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/v2/organizations.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   requireAuth,
   requireOrganizationAuth
 } from "../../middleware";
-import { ACCEPTED, ADMIN, AuthMode, OWNER } from "../../variables";
+import { ACCEPTED, ADMIN, AuthMode } from "../../variables";
 import { organizationsController } from "../../controllers/v2";
 
 // TODO: /POST to create membership
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ router.get(
     acceptedAuthModes: [AuthMode.JWT]
   }),
   requireOrganizationAuth({
-    acceptedRoles: [OWNER, ADMIN],
+    acceptedRoles: [ADMIN],
     acceptedStatuses: [ACCEPTED]
   }),
   organizationsController.getOrganizationServiceAccounts
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/setup/backfillData.ts b/backend/src/utils/setup/backfillData.ts
index 1a9af7864..ccd38edcf 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/setup/backfillData.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils/setup/backfillData.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   OWNER,
   VIEWER
 } from "../../variables";
+
 import { InternalServerError } from "../errors";
 
 /**
diff --git a/backend/src/variables/organization.ts b/backend/src/variables/organization.ts
index bccabc6e6..5e796e357 100644
--- a/backend/src/variables/organization.ts
+++ b/backend/src/variables/organization.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // membership roles
-export const OWNER = "owner";
+export const OWNER = "owner"; // depreciated
 export const ADMIN = "admin";
 export const MEMBER = "member";
 export const VIEWER = "viewer";