diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/controllers/Users.js b/awx/ui/client/src/controllers/Users.js
index cef314f407..a305a3e133 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/controllers/Users.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/controllers/Users.js
@@ -221,9 +221,12 @@ export function UsersEdit($scope, $rootScope, $location,
     init();
 
     function init() {
+        $scope.hidePagination = false;
+        $scope.hideSmartSearch = false;
         $scope.user_type_options = user_type_options;
         $scope.user_type = user_type_options[0];
         $scope.$watch('user_type', user_type_sync($scope));
+        $scope.$watch('is_superuser', hidePermissionsTabSmartSearchAndPaginationIfSuperUser($scope));
         Rest.setUrl(defaultUrl);
         Wait('start');
         Rest.get(defaultUrl).success(function(data) {
@@ -271,6 +274,20 @@ export function UsersEdit($scope, $rootScope, $location,
             });
     }
 
+    // Organizations and Teams tab pagination is hidden through other mechanism
+    function hidePermissionsTabSmartSearchAndPaginationIfSuperUser(scope) {
+        return function(isSuperuserNewValue) {
+            let shouldHide = isSuperuserNewValue;
+            if (shouldHide === true) {
+                scope.hidePagination = true;
+                scope.hideSmartSearch = true;
+            } else if (shouldHide === false) {
+                scope.hidePagination = false;
+                scope.hideSmartSearch = false;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
 
     function setScopeFields(data) {
         _(data)
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/forms/Users.js b/awx/ui/client/src/forms/Users.js
index 672dd2beea..0e6c1a6aa2 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/forms/Users.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/forms/Users.js
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export default
                             awToolTip: i18n._('Grant Permission'),
                             actionClass: 'btn List-buttonSubmit',
                             buttonContent: '+ ' + i18n._('ADD PERMISSIONS'),
-                            ngShow: '(user_obj.summary_fields.user_capabilities.edit || canAdd)'
+                            ngShow: '(!is_superuser && (user_obj.summary_fields.user_capabilities.edit || canAdd))'
                         }
                     },
                     fieldActions: {
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js
index a4f45b6b47..070b637067 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ angular.module('FormGenerator', [GeneratorHelpers.name, 'Utilities', listGenerat
                 // smart-search directive
                 html += `
                 <div
-                    ng-hide="${itm}.length === 0 && (searchTags | isEmpty)">
+                    ng-hide="(${itm}.length === 0 && (searchTags | isEmpty)) || hideSmartSearch === true">
                         <smart-search
                             django-model="${itm}"
                             search-size="${width}"
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ angular.module('FormGenerator', [GeneratorHelpers.name, 'Utilities', listGenerat
                 //html += "</div>\n"; // close well
                 html += "</div>\n"; // close list-wrapper div
 
-                html += `<paginate base-path="${collection.basePath}" dataset="${collection.iterator}_dataset" iterator="${collection.iterator}">`;
+                html += `<paginate base-path="${collection.basePath}" dataset="${collection.iterator}_dataset" iterator="${collection.iterator}" ng-hide="hidePagination">`;
                 return html;
             }
         };