diff --git a/api/go.mod b/api/go.mod
index 2febfb82892..5cd531b7a3c 100644
--- a/api/go.mod
+++ b/api/go.mod
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/niemeyer/pretty v0.0.0-20200227124842-a10e7caefd8e // indirect
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2
-<<<<<<< HEAD
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9
-=======
-	github.com/vulcand/predicate v1.1.0
->>>>>>> custom approval conditions
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200707034311-ab3426394381
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.27.0
 	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200227125254-8fa46927fb4f // indirect
diff --git a/api/go.sum b/api/go.sum
index 68e8cb94e6b..12b13b9faa0 100644
--- a/api/go.sum
+++ b/api/go.sum
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.6.0 h1:UBcNElsrwanuuMsnGSlYmtmgbb23qDR5dG+6X6Oo89I
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.6.0/go.mod h1:7uNnSEd1DgxDLC74fIahvMZmmYsHGZGEOFrfsX/uA88=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2 h1:bSDNvY7ZPG5RlJ8otE/7V6gMiyenm9RtJ7IUVIAoJ1w=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
-github.com/vulcand/predicate v1.1.0 h1:Gq/uWopa4rx/tnZu2opOSBqHK63Yqlou/SzrbwdJiNg=
-github.com/vulcand/predicate v1.1.0/go.mod h1:mlccC5IRBoc2cIFmCB8ZM62I3VDb6p2GXESMHa3CnZg=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9 h1:psW17arqaxU48Z5kZ0CQnkZWQJsqcURM6tKiBApRjXI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
diff --git a/api/types/access_request.go b/api/types/access_request.go
index 066c134fd5f..e1df831e98c 100644
--- a/api/types/access_request.go
+++ b/api/types/access_request.go
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/utils"
 
 	"github.com/gravitational/trace"
-
-	"github.com/vulcand/predicate"
 )
 
 // AccessRequest is a request for temporarily granted roles
@@ -406,23 +404,6 @@ func (r *AccessRequestV3) Equals(other AccessRequest) bool {
 	return r.Spec.Equals(&o.Spec)
 }
 
-// MatchesFilter returns true if Filter rule matches
-// Empty Filter block always matches
-func (t AccessReviewThreshold) MatchesFilter(parser predicate.Parser) (bool, error) {
-	if t.Filter == "" {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-	ifn, err := parser.Parse(t.Filter)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, trace.Wrap(err)
-	}
-	fn, ok := ifn.(predicate.BoolPredicate)
-	if !ok {
-		return false, trace.BadParameter("unsupported type: %T", ifn)
-	}
-	return fn(), nil
-}
-
 func (t AccessReviewThreshold) Equals(other AccessReviewThreshold) bool {
 	return reflect.DeepEqual(t, other)
 }
diff --git a/lib/services/access_request.go b/lib/services/access_request.go
index 34c0d97cc60..5ef78eaaed6 100644
--- a/lib/services/access_request.go
+++ b/lib/services/access_request.go
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/utils/parse"
 
 	"github.com/gravitational/trace"
-
 	"github.com/pborman/uuid"
+	"github.com/vulcand/predicate"
 )
 
 // ValidateAccessRequest validates the AccessRequest and sets default values
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ func collectReviewThresholdIndexes(req AccessRequest, rev types.AccessReview, au
 	var tids []uint32
 
 	for i, t := range req.GetThresholds() {
-		match, err := t.MatchesFilter(parser)
+		match, err := accessReviewThresholdMatchesFilter(t, parser)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
 		}
@@ -371,6 +371,23 @@ func collectReviewThresholdIndexes(req AccessRequest, rev types.AccessReview, au
 	return tids, nil
 }
 
+// accessReviewThresholdMatchesFilter returns true if Filter rule matches
+// Empty Filter block always matches
+func accessReviewThresholdMatchesFilter(t types.AccessReviewThreshold, parser predicate.Parser) (bool, error) {
+	if t.Filter == "" {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	ifn, err := parser.Parse(t.Filter)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, trace.Wrap(err)
+	}
+	fn, ok := ifn.(predicate.BoolPredicate)
+	if !ok {
+		return false, trace.BadParameter("unsupported type: %T", ifn)
+	}
+	return fn(), nil
+}
+
 // newThresholdFilterParser creates a custom parser context which exposes a simplified view of the review author
 // and the request for evaluation of review threshold filters.
 func newThresholdFilterParser(req AccessRequest, rev types.AccessReview, author User) (BoolPredicateParser, error) {