diff --git a/apps/api/pages/api/event-types/[id]/_patch.ts b/apps/api/pages/api/event-types/[id]/_patch.ts
index b341ef9253..2370bf88fa 100644
--- a/apps/api/pages/api/event-types/[id]/_patch.ts
+++ b/apps/api/pages/api/event-types/[id]/_patch.ts
@@ -213,16 +213,19 @@ export async function patchHandler(req: NextApiRequest) {
     ...parsedBody
   } = schemaEventTypeEditBodyParams.parse(body);
 
-  // validate children ownership
+  const validatedChildren =
+    parsedBody.teamId && parsedChildren
+      ? parsedChildren.filter((child) => isUserMemberOfTeam(parsedBody.teamId, child.userId))
+      : [];
 
   const data: Prisma.EventTypeUpdateArgs["data"] = {
     ...parsedBody,
     bookingLimits: bookingLimits === null ? Prisma.DbNull : bookingLimits,
     durationLimits: durationLimits === null ? Prisma.DbNull : durationLimits,
-    ...(parsedChildren
+    ...(validatedChildren
       ? {
           children: {
-            connect: parsedChildren.map((child) => ({ id: child.id })),
+            connect: validatedChildren.map((child) => ({ id: child.id })),
           },
         }
       : {}),
diff --git a/apps/api/pages/api/event-types/_post.ts b/apps/api/pages/api/event-types/_post.ts
index e458f94307..d290f6a3ef 100644
--- a/apps/api/pages/api/event-types/_post.ts
+++ b/apps/api/pages/api/event-types/_post.ts
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ async function postHandler(req: NextApiRequest) {
     ...parsedBody
   } = schemaEventTypeCreateBodyParams.parse(body || {});
 
-  // validate that these child event type owners are members of parent
   const validatedChildren =
     parsedBody.teamId && parsedChildren
       ? parsedChildren.filter((child) => isUserMemberOfTeam(parsedBody.teamId, child.userId))