diff --git a/src/js/client.js b/src/js/client.js
index 971d1d4ff..00c66a006 100644
--- a/src/js/client.js
+++ b/src/js/client.js
@@ -1883,15 +1883,6 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
         });
     };
 
-    Client.prototype.changeOwnership = function (userId, callback) {
-        post('/api/v1/users/' + userId + '/make_owner', {}, null, function (error, data, status) {
-            if (error) return callback(error);
-            if (status !== 204) return callback(new ClientError(status, data));
-
-            callback(null);
-        });
-    };
-
     Client.prototype.removeUser = function (userId, callback) {
         var config = {
             data: {},
diff --git a/src/views/users.html b/src/views/users.html
index 9371271d6..98ea7a73c 100644
--- a/src/views/users.html
+++ b/src/views/users.html
@@ -132,31 +132,6 @@
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<!-- Modal transfer ownership -->
-<div class="modal fade" id="transferOwnershipModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
-  <div class="modal-dialog">
-    <div class="modal-content">
-      <div class="modal-header">
-        <h4 class="modal-title">{{ 'users.transferOwnershipDialog.title' | tr }}</h4>
-      </div>
-      <div class="modal-body">
-        <p class="text-bold text-danger" ng-show="transferOwnership.error">{{ transferOwnership.error }}</p>
-        <p>{{ 'users.transferOwnershipDialog.description' | tr }}</p>
-        <div class="form-group">
-          <label class="control-label">{{ 'users.transferOwnershipDialog.newOwner' | tr }}</label>
-          <div class="control-label">
-            <multiselect ng-model="transferOwnership.selectedUser" options="user.username for user in users" data-compare-by="id" data-multiple="false" filter-after-rows="5" scroll-after-rows="10"></multiselect>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      <div class="modal-footer">
-        <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">{{ 'main.dialog.cancel' | tr }}</button>
-        <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger" ng-click="transferOwnership.submit()" ng-hide="transferOwnership.error" ng-disabled="!transferOwnership.selectedUser || transferOwnership.busy"><i class="fa fa-circle-notch fa-spin" ng-show="transferOwnership.busy"></i> {{ 'users.transferOwnershipDialog.transferAction' | tr }}</button>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</div>
-
 <!-- Modal remove user -->
 <div class="modal fade" id="userRemoveModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
   <div class="modal-dialog">
@@ -679,7 +654,6 @@
                   </td>
 
                   <td class="text-right no-wrap" style="vertical-align: bottom">
-                    <button ng-show="isMe(user) && userInfo.isAtLeastOwner && user.isAtLeastOwner" class="btn btn-xs btn-default" ng-click="transferOwnership.show()" uib-tooltip="{{ 'users.users.transferOwnershipTooltip' | tr }}"><i class="fas fa-random"></i></button>
                     <button ng-disabled="!canEdit(user)" ng-show="!user.inviteAccepted && !isMe(user) && !user.source" class="btn btn-xs btn-default" ng-click="invitation.show(user)" uib-tooltip="{{ 'users.users.invitationTooltip' | tr }}"><i class="fas fa-paper-plane"></i></button>
                     <button ng-show="user.source" class="btn btn-xs btn-default" ng-click="makeLocal.show(user)" uib-tooltip="{{ 'users.users.makeLocalTooltip' | tr }}"><i class="fas fa-thumbtack" style="width: 10.5px;"></i></button>
                     <button ng-disabled="!canEdit(user)" ng-show="user.inviteAccepted && !user.source" class="btn btn-xs btn-default" ng-click="passwordReset.show(user)" uib-tooltip="{{ 'users.users.resetPasswordTooltip' | tr }}"><i class="fas fa-key"></i></button>
diff --git a/src/views/users.js b/src/views/users.js
index 20401f7f8..f0dcb905a 100644
--- a/src/views/users.js
+++ b/src/views/users.js
@@ -85,38 +85,6 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UsersController', ['$scope', '$locatio
         return true;
     };
 
-    $scope.transferOwnership = {
-        busy: false,
-        error: null,
-        selectedUser: null,
-
-        show: function () {
-            $scope.transferOwnership.error = null;
-            $scope.transferOwnership.selectedUser = null;
-
-            $('#transferOwnershipModal').modal('show');
-        },
-
-        submit: function () {
-            $scope.transferOwnership.busy = true;
-
-            Client.changeOwnership($scope.transferOwnership.selectedUser.id, function (error) {
-                $scope.transferOwnership.busy = false;
-
-                if (error) {
-                    $scope.transferOwnership.error = error.message;
-                    console.error('Unable to change user role:', error);
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                $('#transferOwnershipModal').modal('hide');
-
-                // current user was demoted, reload to refresh UI state
-                window.location.reload();
-            });
-        }
-    };
-
     $scope.userImport = {
         busy: false,
         done: false,