diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index 4af8a6561e..64ea980f66 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -2189,9 +2189,6 @@ class JobTemplateDetail(RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
         can_delete = request.user.can_access(JobTemplate, 'delete', obj)
         if not can_delete:
             raise PermissionDenied("Cannot delete job template.")
-        if obj.jobs.filter(status__in=['new', 'pending', 'waiting', 'running']).exists():
-            return Response({"error": "Delete not allowed while there are jobs running"},
-                            status=status.HTTP_405_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED)
         return super(JobTemplateDetail, self).destroy(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
diff --git a/awx/main/access.py b/awx/main/access.py
index 3b75a6cd98..af05c58be6 100644
--- a/awx/main/access.py
+++ b/awx/main/access.py
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ class ProjectAccess(BaseAccess):
         return self.user in obj.admin_role
 
     def can_delete(self, obj):
-        is_change_allowed =  self.can_change(obj, None)
+        is_change_allowed = self.can_change(obj, None)
         if not is_change_allowed:
             return False
         active_jobs = []