Index: util/src/java/org/sakaiproject/site/util/SiteParticipantHelper.java
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--- util/src/java/org/sakaiproject/site/util/SiteParticipantHelper.java	(revision 69901)
+++ util/src/java/org/sakaiproject/site/util/SiteParticipantHelper.java	(working copy)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 						    }
 						}
 						
-						if (member != null && member.isProvided())
+						if (member != null)
 						{
 							try
 							{
@@ -143,7 +143,11 @@
 								participant = new Participant();
 								participant.credits = e.getCredits();
 								participant.name = user.getSortName();
+								if (member.isProvided())
+								{
 								participant.providerRole = member.getRole()!=null?member.getRole().getId():"";
+									participant.removeable = false;
+								}
 								participant.regId = "";
 								participant.removeable = false;
 								participant.role = member.getRole()!=null?member.getRole().getId():"";
@@ -241,7 +245,7 @@
 					    }
 					}
 					
-					if (member != null && member.isProvided())
+					if (member != null)
 					{
 						// get or add provided participant
 						Participant participant;
@@ -254,9 +258,12 @@
 							participant = new Participant();
 							participant.credits = "";
 							participant.name = user.getSortName();
+							if (member.isProvided())
+							{
 							participant.providerRole = member.getRole()!=null?member.getRole().getId():"";
+								participant.removeable = false;
+							}
 							participant.regId = "";
-							participant.removeable = false;
 							participant.role = member.getRole()!=null?member.getRole().getId():"";
 							participant.addSectionEidToList(sectionTitle);
 							participant.uniqname = userId;
@@ -465,7 +472,7 @@
 						User user = UserDirectoryService.getUserByEid(userEid);
 						String userId = user.getId();
 						Member member = realm.getMember(userId);
-						if (member != null && member.isProvided())
+						if (member != null)
 						{
 							// get or add provided participant
 							Participant participant;
@@ -482,7 +489,11 @@
 								participant = new Participant();
 								participant.credits = "";
 								participant.name = user.getSortName();
+								if (member.isProvided())
+								{
 								participant.providerRole = member.getRole()!=null?member.getRole().getId():"";
+									participant.removeable = false;
+								}
 								participant.regId = "";
 								participant.removeable = false;
 								participant.role = member.getRole()!=null?member.getRole().getId():"";