diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c4f6b3e..8baff38 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,4 +14,13 @@ Cargo.lock
 *.pdb
 .next
 .vercel
-node_module
\ No newline at end of file
+node_module
+
+#ignore .anchor folder
+.anchor/*
+
+#adding dev keypair in gitignore
+dev.json
+
+#adding test ledger folder to gitignore
+test-ledger/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/programs/shadow-nft-standard/src/error.rs b/programs/shadow-nft-standard/src/error.rs
index 2420fd3..2e61d46 100644
--- a/programs/shadow-nft-standard/src/error.rs
+++ b/programs/shadow-nft-standard/src/error.rs
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ pub enum ErrorCode {
     #[msg("Attempted to create a group which exceeds the maximum number of members")]
     ExceedsMaxGroupSize,
 
-    #[msg("A creator must be a system account")]
-    CreatorMustBeSystemAccount,
-
     #[msg("A creator was not present for a multisig operation")]
     CreatorNotPresentForMultisig,
 
diff --git a/programs/shadow-nft-standard/src/instructions/create_group.rs b/programs/shadow-nft-standard/src/instructions/create_group.rs
index e064b20..3cbfb96 100644
--- a/programs/shadow-nft-standard/src/instructions/create_group.rs
+++ b/programs/shadow-nft-standard/src/instructions/create_group.rs
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@ use crate::{
 /// before initializing the `CreatorGroup` value. This should be done regardless
 /// of `multisig`.
 pub fn handle_create_group(ctx: Context<CreateGroup>, args: CreateGroupArgs) -> Result<()> {
-    // Check that remaining accounts are all system accounts
-    for account in ctx.remaining_accounts {
-        if *account.owner != System::id() {
-            verbose_msg!("A non-SystemAccount was passed in as a creator");
-            return Err(ErrorCode::CreatorMustBeSystemAccount.into());
-        }
-    }
-
     // Gather signing creator
     let mut creators = Vec::with_capacity(1 + ctx.remaining_accounts.len());
     creators.push(ctx.accounts.creator.key());