diff --git a/pallets/funding/src/lib.rs b/pallets/funding/src/lib.rs
index b243134ee..029fe653b 100644
--- a/pallets/funding/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pallets/funding/src/lib.rs
@@ -886,18 +886,11 @@ pub mod pallet {
 		#[pallet::weight(WeightInfoOf::<T>::end_evaluation_success(
 			1,
 		))]
-		pub fn root_do_evaluation_end(origin: OriginFor<T>, project_id: ProjectId) -> DispatchResult {
-			ensure_root(origin)?;
+		pub fn end_evaluation(origin: OriginFor<T>, project_id: ProjectId) -> DispatchResult {
+			ensure_signed(origin)?;
 			Self::do_evaluation_end(project_id)
 		}
 
-		#[pallet::call_index(7)]
-		#[pallet::weight(WeightInfoOf::<T>::start_auction_manually(1))]
-		pub fn root_do_auction_opening(origin: OriginFor<T>, project_id: ProjectId) -> DispatchResult {
-			ensure_root(origin)?;
-			Self::do_start_auction(T::PalletId::get().into_account_truncating(), project_id)
-		}
-
 		/// Bid for a project in the Auction round
 		#[pallet::call_index(8)]
 		#[pallet::weight(