diff --git a/__tests__/components/AddResourceRole.test.jsx b/__tests__/components/AddResourceRole.test.jsx
index 19cf538b91..68a3b03fad 100644
--- a/__tests__/components/AddResourceRole.test.jsx
+++ b/__tests__/components/AddResourceRole.test.jsx
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ describe('<SelectResourceStep />', () => {
       foo: 'bar'
     });
     expect(readUsers).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-      foo: 'bar'
+      foo: 'bar',
+      is_superuser: false
     });
     wrapper.instance().readTeams({
       foo: 'bar'
diff --git a/__tests__/components/SelectResourceStep.test.jsx b/__tests__/components/SelectResourceStep.test.jsx
index 33af41429b..5097a5ce03 100644
--- a/__tests__/components/SelectResourceStep.test.jsx
+++ b/__tests__/components/SelectResourceStep.test.jsx
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ describe('<SelectResourceStep />', () => {
       <I18nProvider>
         <SelectResourceStep
           columns={columns}
-          defaultSearchParams={{
-            is_superuser: false
-          }}
           displayKey="username"
           onRowClick={jest.fn()}
           onSearch={jest.fn()}
@@ -40,9 +37,6 @@ describe('<SelectResourceStep />', () => {
       <I18nProvider>
         <SelectResourceStep
           columns={columns}
-          defaultSearchParams={{
-            is_superuser: false
-          }}
           displayKey="username"
           onRowClick={jest.fn()}
           onSearch={handleSearch}
@@ -51,7 +45,6 @@ describe('<SelectResourceStep />', () => {
       </I18nProvider>
     );
     expect(handleSearch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-      is_superuser: false,
       order_by: 'username',
       page: 1,
       page_size: 5
@@ -77,9 +70,6 @@ describe('<SelectResourceStep />', () => {
       <I18nProvider>
         <SelectResourceStep
           columns={columns}
-          defaultSearchParams={{
-            is_superuser: false
-          }}
           displayKey="username"
           onRowClick={jest.fn()}
           onSearch={handleSearch}
@@ -93,7 +83,6 @@ describe('<SelectResourceStep />', () => {
       order_by: '-username'
     });
     expect(handleSearch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-      is_superuser: false,
       order_by: '-username',
       page: 1
     });
diff --git a/src/components/AddRole/AddResourceRole.jsx b/src/components/AddRole/AddResourceRole.jsx
index d24250730b..1221cb6e9d 100644
--- a/src/components/AddRole/AddResourceRole.jsx
+++ b/src/components/AddRole/AddResourceRole.jsx
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class AddResourceRole extends React.Component {
 
   async readUsers (queryParams) {
     const { api } = this.props;
-    return api.readUsers(queryParams);
+    return api.readUsers(Object.assign(queryParams, { is_superuser: false }));
   }
 
   async readTeams (queryParams) {
@@ -174,9 +174,6 @@ class AddResourceRole extends React.Component {
                 {selectedResource === 'users' && (
                   <SelectResourceStep
                     columns={userColumns}
-                    defaultSearchParams={{
-                      is_superuser: false
-                    }}
                     displayKey="username"
                     emptyListBody={i18n._(t`Please add users to populate this list`)}
                     emptyListTitle={i18n._(t`No Users Found`)}
diff --git a/src/components/AddRole/SelectResourceStep.jsx b/src/components/AddRole/SelectResourceStep.jsx
index 962277aec1..9f15478631 100644
--- a/src/components/AddRole/SelectResourceStep.jsx
+++ b/src/components/AddRole/SelectResourceStep.jsx
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class SelectResourceStep extends React.Component {
   }
 
   async readResourceList (queryParams) {
-    const { onSearch, defaultSearchParams } = this.props;
+    const { onSearch } = this.props;
     const { page, order_by } = queryParams;
 
     let sortOrder = 'ascending';
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class SelectResourceStep extends React.Component {
     this.setState({ error: false });
 
     try {
-      const { data } = await onSearch(Object.assign(queryParams, defaultSearchParams));
+      const { data } = await onSearch(queryParams);
       const { count, results } = data;
 
       const stateToUpdate = {
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ class SelectResourceStep extends React.Component {
 
 SelectResourceStep.propTypes = {
   columns: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object).isRequired,
-  defaultSearchParams: PropTypes.shape(),
   displayKey: PropTypes.string,
   emptyListBody: PropTypes.string,
   emptyListTitle: PropTypes.string,
@@ -202,7 +201,6 @@ SelectResourceStep.propTypes = {
 };
 
 SelectResourceStep.defaultProps = {
-  defaultSearchParams: {},
   displayKey: 'name',
   emptyListBody: i18nMark('Please add items to populate this list'),
   emptyListTitle: i18nMark('No Items Found'),