diff --git a/snipts/api.py b/snipts/api.py
index c38d41c..9481026 100644
--- a/snipts/api.py
+++ b/snipts/api.py
@@ -178,9 +178,6 @@ class PrivateSniptResource(ModelResource):
         bundle.data['tags_list'] = bundle.data.get('tags')
         bundle.data['tags'] = ''
 
-        if not request.user.is_staff:
-            bundle.data['blog_post'] = False
-
         return super(PrivateSniptResource, self).obj_create(bundle, request,
                      user=request.user, **kwargs)
 
@@ -192,9 +189,6 @@ class PrivateSniptResource(ModelResource):
             bundle.data['tags_list'] = ''
         bundle.data['tags'] = ''
 
-        if not request.user.is_staff:
-            bundle.data['blog_post'] = False
-
         return super(PrivateSniptResource, self).obj_update(bundle, request,
                      user=request.user, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/snipts/templates/snipts/snipt-edit-js-template.html b/snipts/templates/snipts/snipt-edit-js-template.html
index 028336b..1069bf9 100644
--- a/snipts/templates/snipts/snipt-edit-js-template.html
+++ b/snipts/templates/snipts/snipt-edit-js-template.html
@@ -50,16 +50,10 @@
                                     <input type="checkbox" <% if (snipt.public) { %>checked="checked"<% } %> name="" value="" />
                                     <span>Public</span>
                                 </label>
-                                {% endverbatim %}
-                                {% if request.user.is_staff %}
-                                    {% verbatim %}
-                                    <label class="blog-post is-blog-post">
-                                        <input type="checkbox" <% if (snipt.blog_post) { %>checked="checked"<% } %> name="" value="" />
-                                        <span>Blog post</span>
-                                    </label>
-                                    {% endverbatim %}
-                                {% endif %}
-                                {% verbatim %}
+                                <label class="blog-post is-blog-post">
+                                    <input type="checkbox" <% if (snipt.blog_post) { %>checked="checked"<% } %> name="" value="" />
+                                    <span>Blog post</span>
+                                </label>
                                 <label class="tags">
                                     <span>Tags</span>
                                     <textarea><%= snipt.tags_list %></textarea>