diff --git a/src/components/ImportSummaries/Classroom.tsx b/src/components/ImportSummaries/Classroom.tsx
index 215d7d53..c583d727 100644
--- a/src/components/ImportSummaries/Classroom.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ImportSummaries/Classroom.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ const ClassroomImportSummary: React.FC<{ state: ClassroomTransferState }> = ({ s
     const [showNotFoundModal, setShowNotFoundModal] = useState(false);
     const [showOtherEntityModal, setShowOtherEntityModal] = useState(false);
     const [showAlreadyInClassModal, setShowAlreadyInClassModal] = useState(false);
-    const [showNotOwnedModal, setShowNotOwnedModal] = useState(false);
     const [showMismatchesModal, setShowMismatchesModal] = useState(false);
 
     const errorCount = state.parsedExcel?.errors ?
@@ -114,21 +113,6 @@ const ClassroomImportSummary: React.FC<{ state: ClassroomTransferState }> = ({ s
                             </div>
                         )}
 
-                        {state.notOwnedClassrooms.length > 0 && (
-                            <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
-                                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                                    <FaLock className="h-5 w-5 text-red-500" />
-                                    <span>{`${state.notOwnedClassrooms.length} classroom${state.notOwnedClassrooms.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''} not owned`}</span>
-                                </div>
-                                <button
-                                    onClick={() => setShowNotOwnedModal(true)}
-                                    className="inline-flex items-center justify-center px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 rounded-md transition-colors"
-                                >
-                                    View details
-                                </button>
-                            </div>
-                        )}
-
                         {state.duplicatedRows.length > 0 && (
                             <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
                                 <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
@@ -176,8 +160,7 @@ const ClassroomImportSummary: React.FC<{ state: ClassroomTransferState }> = ({ s
                     </div>
 
                     {(state.duplicatedRows.length > 0 || state.userMismatches.length > 0 || errorCount > 0 ||
-                        state.notFoundUsers.length > 0 || state.otherEntityUsers.length > 0 ||
-                        state.notOwnedClassrooms.length > 0) && (
+                        state.notFoundUsers.length > 0 || state.otherEntityUsers.length > 0) && (
                             <div className="mt-6 rounded-lg border border-red-100 bg-white p-6">
                                 <div className="flex items-start gap-4">
                                     <div className="mt-1">
@@ -202,16 +185,6 @@ const ClassroomImportSummary: React.FC<{ state: ClassroomTransferState }> = ({ s
                                                     </div>
                                                 </li>
                                             )}
-                                            {state.notOwnedClassrooms.length > 0 && (
-                                                <li>
-                                                    <div className="text-gray-700">
-                                                        <span className="font-medium">{state.notOwnedClassrooms.length}</span> classrooms not owned:
-                                                        <div className="mt-1 ml-4 text-sm text-gray-600">
-                                                            {state.notOwnedClassrooms.join(', ')}
-                                                        </div>
-                                                    </div>
-                                                </li>
-                                            )}
                                             {state.duplicatedRows.length > 0 && (
                                                 <li>
                                                     <div className="text-gray-700">
@@ -288,25 +261,6 @@ const ClassroomImportSummary: React.FC<{ state: ClassroomTransferState }> = ({ s
                 </>
             </Modal>
 
-            <Modal isOpen={showNotOwnedModal} onClose={() => setShowNotOwnedModal(false)}>
-                <>
-                    <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-6">
-                        <FaLock className="w-5 h-5 text-red-500" />
-                        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900">Classrooms Not Owned</h2>
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="space-y-3">
-                        {state.notOwnedClassrooms.map(classroom => (
-                            <div
-                                key={classroom}
-                                className="flex justify-between items-center rounded-lg border border-gray-200 bg-gray-50 p-3"
-                            >
-                                <span className="text-gray-700">{classroom}</span>
-                            </div>
-                        ))}
-                    </div>
-                </>
-            </Modal>
-
             <Modal isOpen={showDuplicatesModal} onClose={() => setShowDuplicatesModal(false)}>
                 <>
                     <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-6">
diff --git a/src/components/Imports/StudentClassroomTransfer.tsx b/src/components/Imports/StudentClassroomTransfer.tsx
index dcbb1157..0e21d8ff 100644
--- a/src/components/Imports/StudentClassroomTransfer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Imports/StudentClassroomTransfer.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import Modal from "../Modal";
 import { useFilePicker } from "use-file-picker";
 import readXlsxFile from "read-excel-file";
 import countryCodes from "country-codes-list";
-import { ExcelUserDuplicatesMap } from "../ImportSummaries/User";
 import { UserImport } from "@/interfaces/IUserImport";
 import axios from "axios";
 import { toast } from "react-toastify";
@@ -47,8 +46,6 @@ export interface ClassroomTransferState {
     notFoundUsers: UserImport[];
     otherEntityUsers: UserImport[];
     alreadyInClass: UserImport[];
-    notOwnedClassrooms: string[];
-    validClassrooms: string[];
 }
 
 
@@ -66,8 +63,6 @@ const StudentClassroomTransfer: React.FC<{ user: User; entities?: EntityWithRole
         notFoundUsers: [],
         otherEntityUsers: [],
         alreadyInClass: [],
-        notOwnedClassrooms: [],
-        validClassrooms: []
     })
 
     const router = useRouter();
@@ -322,7 +317,8 @@ const StudentClassroomTransfer: React.FC<{ user: User; entities?: EntityWithRole
                         email: info.email,
                         classroom: info.groupName
                     })),
-                    entity
+                    entity,
+                    userId: user.id
                 });
 
                 const excludeEmails = new Set([
@@ -361,38 +357,7 @@ const StudentClassroomTransfer: React.FC<{ user: User; entities?: EntityWithRole
             crossRefUsers();
         }
 
-    }, [classroomTransferState.imports, user.entities, classroomTransferState.stage, entity])
-
-    // Stage 3 - Classroom Filter
-    //  - See if there are classrooms with same name but different admin
-    //  - Find which new classrooms need to be created
-    useEffect(() => {
-        const crossRefClassrooms = async () => {
-            const classrooms = Array.from(new Set(classroomTransferState.imports.map((i) => i.groupName)));
-
-            try {
-                const { data: notOwnedClassroomsSameName } = await axios.post("/api/groups/controller?op=crossRefOwnership", {
-                    userId: user.id,
-                    classrooms
-                });
-
-                setClassroomTransferState((prev) => ({
-                    ...prev,
-                    stage: 3,
-                    notOwnedClassrooms: notOwnedClassroomsSameName,
-                    validClassrooms: Array.from(classrooms).filter(
-                        (name) => !new Set(notOwnedClassroomsSameName).has(name)
-                    )
-                }))
-            } catch (error) {
-                toast.error("Something went wrong, please try again later!");
-            }
-        };
-        if (classroomTransferState.imports.length > 0 && classroomTransferState.stage === 2) {
-            crossRefClassrooms();
-        }
-    }, [classroomTransferState.imports, classroomTransferState.stage, user.id, entity])
-
+    }, [classroomTransferState.imports, user.entities, classroomTransferState.stage, entity, user.id])
 
     const clearAndReset = () => {
         setIsLoading(false);
@@ -405,8 +370,6 @@ const StudentClassroomTransfer: React.FC<{ user: User; entities?: EntityWithRole
             notFoundUsers: [],
             otherEntityUsers: [],
             alreadyInClass: [],
-            notOwnedClassrooms: [],
-            validClassrooms: []
         });
         clear();
     };
@@ -425,6 +388,8 @@ const StudentClassroomTransfer: React.FC<{ user: User; entities?: EntityWithRole
         try {
             setIsLoading(true);
 
+            const classrooms = Array.from(new Set(classroomTransferState.imports.map((i) => i.groupName)));
+
             const getIds = async () => {
                 try {
                     const { data: emailIdMap } = await axios.post("/api/users/controller?op=getIds", {
@@ -458,7 +423,7 @@ const StudentClassroomTransfer: React.FC<{ user: User; entities?: EntityWithRole
             });
             
             const { data: existingGroupsMap } = await axios.post("/api/groups/controller?op=existantGroupIds", {
-                names: classroomTransferState.validClassrooms
+                names: classrooms
             });
 
             const groupedUsers = imports.reduce((acc, user) => {
@@ -475,7 +440,7 @@ const StudentClassroomTransfer: React.FC<{ user: User; entities?: EntityWithRole
             const newGroupUsers = Object.fromEntries(
                 Object.entries(groupedUsers)
                     .filter(([groupName]) => 
-                        classroomTransferState.validClassrooms.includes(groupName) && 
+                        classrooms.includes(groupName) && 
                         !existingGroupsMap[groupName]
                     )
             );
@@ -496,7 +461,7 @@ const StudentClassroomTransfer: React.FC<{ user: User; entities?: EntityWithRole
             const allExistingUsers = Object.fromEntries(
                 Object.entries(groupedUsers)
                     .filter(([groupName]) => 
-                        !classroomTransferState.validClassrooms.includes(groupName) || 
+                        !classrooms.includes(groupName) || 
                         existingGroupsMap[groupName]
                     )
             );
diff --git a/src/pages/api/groups/controller.ts b/src/pages/api/groups/controller.ts
index 6fe67631..f17739f2 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/groups/controller.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/groups/controller.ts
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ async function handler(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
       case 'existantGroupIds':
         res.status(200).json(await existantGroupIds(req.body.names));
         break;
-      case 'crossRefOwnership':
-        res.status(200).json(await crossRefOwnership(req.body));
-        break;
       case 'getIds':
         res.status(200).json(await getIds(req.body));
         break;
@@ -40,45 +37,6 @@ async function handler(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
   }
 }
 
-async function crossRefOwnership(body: any): Promise<string[]> {
-  const { userId, classrooms, entity } = body;
-
-  const existingClassrooms = await db.collection('groups')
-    .find({
-      name: { $in: classrooms },
-      admin: { $ne: userId }
-    })
-    .project({ name: 1, admin: 1, _id: 0 })
-    .toArray();
-
-  if (existingClassrooms.length === 0) {
-    return [];
-  }
-
-  const adminUsers = await db.collection('users')
-    .find({
-      id: { $in: existingClassrooms.map(classroom => classroom.admin) }
-    })
-    .project({ id: 1, entities: 1, _id: 0 })
-    .toArray();
-
-  const adminEntitiesMap = new Map(
-    adminUsers.map(admin => [
-      admin.id,
-      admin.entities?.map((e: any) => e.id) || []
-    ])
-  );
-
-  return Array.from(new Set(
-    existingClassrooms
-      .filter(classroom => {
-        const adminEntities = adminEntitiesMap.get(classroom.admin) || [];
-        return adminEntities.includes(entity);
-      })
-      .map(classroom => classroom.name)
-  ));
-}
-
 async function getIds(body: any): Promise<Record<string, string>> {
   const { names, userEmails } = body;
 
diff --git a/src/pages/api/users/controller.ts b/src/pages/api/users/controller.ts
index 8bd507e7..7aed0a7f 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/users/controller.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/users/controller.ts
@@ -169,8 +169,12 @@ async function entityCheck(body: Record<string, any>): Promise<Array<{
 }
 
 async function crossRefClassrooms(body: any) {
-  const { sets, entity } = body as { sets: { email: string, classroom: string }[], entity: string };
-  
+  const { sets, entity, userId } = body as { 
+    sets: { email: string, classroom: string }[], 
+    entity: string, 
+    userId: string 
+  };
+
   const pipeline = [
     // Match users with the provided emails
     {
@@ -189,6 +193,8 @@ async function crossRefClassrooms(body: any) {
               $expr: {
                 $and: [
                   { $in: ['$$userId', '$participants'] },
+                  { $eq: ['$admin', userId] },
+                  { $eq: ['$entity', entity] },
                   {
                     $let: {
                       vars: {
@@ -210,38 +216,6 @@ async function crossRefClassrooms(body: any) {
                 ]
               }
             }
-          },
-          // Lookup admin's entities
-          {
-            $lookup: {
-              from: 'users',
-              let: { adminId: '$admin' },
-              pipeline: [
-                {
-                  $match: {
-                    $expr: { $eq: ['$id', '$$adminId'] }
-                  }
-                }
-              ],
-              as: 'adminInfo'
-            }
-          },
-          // Filter where admin has the target entity
-          {
-            $match: {
-              $expr: {
-                $in: [
-                  entity,
-                  {
-                    $map: {
-                      input: { $arrayElemAt: ['$adminInfo.entities', 0] },
-                      as: 'entityObj',
-                      in: '$$entityObj.id'
-                    }
-                  }
-                ]
-              }
-            }
           }
         ],
         as: 'matchingGroups'