diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 3cdf3638..9e619bdc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ Removed
     - ``user_email_additional`` app setting (#874)
     - ``get_visible_projects()`` template tag (#1432)
     - App setting value max length limit (#1443)
+    - Redundant project permission in ``UserSettingRetrieveAPIView`` (#1449)
 
 
 v0.13.4 (2024-02-16)
diff --git a/projectroles/views_api.py b/projectroles/views_api.py
index 075c79c1..4130e700 100644
--- a/projectroles/views_api.py
+++ b/projectroles/views_api.py
@@ -1237,8 +1237,6 @@ class UserSettingRetrieveAPIView(
     - ``setting_name``: Setting name (string)
     """
 
-    # NOTE: Update project settings perm is checked manually
-    permission_required = 'projectroles.view_project'
     schema = AutoSchema(operation_id_base='AppSettingUser')
     serializer_class = AppSettingSerializer