diff --git a/gateway/api/access_policies/programs.py b/gateway/api/access_policies/programs.py
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--- a/gateway/api/access_policies/programs.py
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-"""
-Access policies implementation for Program access
-"""
-import logging
-
-from api.models import Program
-
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("gateway")
-
-
-class ProgramAccessPolicy:
-    """
-    The main objective of this class is to manage the access for the user
-    to the Program entities.
-    """
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def can_view(user, user_view_groups, function: Program) -> bool:
-        """
-        Checks if the user has view access to a Function:
-            - If it's the author it will always have access
-            - a view group is in the Program.instances
-
-        Args:
-            user: Django user from the request
-            user_view_groups: view groups from a user
-            function: Program instance against to check the access
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True or False in case the user has access
-        """
-
-        if function.author.id == user.id:
-            return True
-
-        instances = function.instances.all()
-        has_access = any(group in instances for group in user_view_groups)
-        # the message must be different if the function has a provider or not
-        if not has_access:
-            logger.warning(
-                "User [%s] has no access to function [%s/%s].",
-                user.id,
-                function.provider.name,
-                function.title,
-            )
-        return has_access
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def can_run(user, user_run_groups, function: Program) -> bool:
-        """
-        Checks if the user has run access to a Function:
-            - If it's the author it will always have access
-            - a run group is in the Program.instances
-
-        Args:
-            user: Django user from the request
-            user_run_groups: run groups from a user
-            function: Program instance against to check the access
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True or False in case the user has access
-        """
-
-        if function.author.id == user.id:
-            return True
-
-        instances = function.instances.all()
-        has_access = any(group in instances for group in user_run_groups)
-        # the message must be different if the function has a provider or not
-        if not has_access:
-            logger.warning(
-                "User [%s] has no access to function [%s/%s].",
-                user.id,
-                function.provider.name,
-                function.title,
-            )
-        return has_access