diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/batchMod-del.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/batchMod-del.tt
index 35bf47c286..e82c841a18 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/batchMod-del.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/batchMod-del.tt
@@ -170,7 +170,10 @@
          <input type="hidden" name="op" value="[% op | html %]" />
          <p>This will delete [% IF ( too_many_items_display ) %]all the[% ELSE %]the selected[% END %] items.</p>
          <input type="hidden" name="del" value="1" />
-         <input type="checkbox" name="del_records" id="del_records" /> <label for="del_records">Delete records if no items remain.</label>
+         [% IF ( CAN_user_editcatalogue_edit_catalogue ) %]
+             <input type="checkbox" name="del_records" id="del_records" />
+             <label for="del_records">Delete records if no items remain.</label>
+         [% END %]
 
          <fieldset class="action">
         [% IF too_many_items_display %]