diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/settings.js b/src/controllers/accounts/settings.js
index 483a7e5eb1..9efa8ebe6b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/settings.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/settings.js
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ settingsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 				settings: function(next) {
 					user.getSettings(userData.uid, next);
 				},
-				userGroups: function(next) {
-					groups.getUserGroupsFromSet('groups:createtime', [userData.uid], next);
-				},
 				languages: function(next) {
 					languages.list(next);
 				},
@@ -49,9 +46,6 @@ settingsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 		},
 		function(results, next) {
 			userData.settings = results.settings;
-			userData.userGroups = results.userGroups[0].filter(function(group) {
-				return group && group.userTitleEnabled && !groups.isPrivilegeGroup(group.name) && group.name !== 'registered-users';
-			});
 			userData.languages = results.languages;
 			userData.homePageRoutes = results.homePageRoutes;
 			userData.ips = results.ips;
@@ -118,10 +112,6 @@ settingsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 			skin.selected = skin.value === userData.settings.bootswatchSkin;
 		});
 
-		userData.userGroups.forEach(function(group) {
-			group.selected = group.name === userData.settings.groupTitle;
-		});
-
 		userData.languages.forEach(function(language) {
 			language.selected = language.code === userData.settings.userLang;
 		});
diff --git a/src/user/settings.js b/src/user/settings.js
index 7b78ea3c72..55bf2b14ff 100644
--- a/src/user/settings.js
+++ b/src/user/settings.js
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 			restrictChat: data.restrictChat,
 			topicSearchEnabled: data.topicSearchEnabled,
 			delayImageLoading: data.delayImageLoading,
-			groupTitle: data.groupTitle,
 			homePageRoute : ((data.homePageRoute === 'custom' ? data.homePageCustom : data.homePageRoute) || '').replace(/^\//, ''),
 			scrollToMyPost: data.scrollToMyPost
 		};