diff --git a/src/js/client.js b/src/js/client.js
index 3b306263f..d73b1a006 100644
--- a/src/js/client.js
+++ b/src/js/client.js
@@ -699,10 +699,9 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', 'md5', 'N
         }).error(defaultErrorHandler(callback));
     };
 
-    Client.prototype.createGroup = function (name, roles, callback) {
+    Client.prototype.createGroup = function (name, callback) {
         var data = {
-            name: name,
-            roles: roles
+            name: name
         };
 
         post('/api/v1/groups', data).success(function(data, status) {
@@ -711,10 +710,9 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', 'md5', 'N
         }).error(defaultErrorHandler(callback));
     };
 
-    Client.prototype.updateGroup = function (id, name, roles, callback) {
+    Client.prototype.updateGroup = function (id, name, callback) {
         var data = {
-            name: name,
-            roles: roles
+            name: name
         };
 
         post('/api/v1/groups/' + id, data).success(function(data, status) {
diff --git a/src/views/users.html b/src/views/users.html
index d40b0b113..8c8e9b9b1 100644
--- a/src/views/users.html
+++ b/src/views/users.html
@@ -175,26 +175,6 @@
                             <small ng-show="!groupAddForm.name.$dirty && groupAdd.error.name">{{ groupAdd.error.name }}</small>
                         </div>
                         <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="groupAdd.name" id="groupAddName" name="name" ng-maxlength="200" ng-minlength="1" required autofocus>
-
-                        <br/>
-                        <div class="form-group">
-                            <label class="control-label">Permissions</label>
-                            <div class="checkbox">
-                                <label>
-                                    <input type="checkbox" ng-model="groupAdd.roles.canManageUsers" id="inputGroupAddManageUsers"> Manage Users & Groups </input>
-                                </label>
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="checkbox">
-                                <label>
-                                    <input type="checkbox" ng-model="groupAdd.roles.canManageApps" id="inputGroupAddManageUsers"> Manage Apps </input>
-                                </label>
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="checkbox">
-                                <label>
-                                    <input type="checkbox" ng-model="groupAdd.roles.canManageDomains" id="inputGroupAddManageUsers"> Manage Domains </input>
-                                </label>
-                            </div>
-                        </div>
                     </div>
                     <input class="hide" type="submit" ng-disabled="groupAddForm.$invalid || groupAdd.busy"/>
                 </form>
@@ -226,24 +206,6 @@
                             <multiselect ng-model="groupEdit.selectedUsers" options="user.username for user in users" data-compare-by="username" data-multiple="true"></multiselect>
                         </div>
                     </div>
-                    <div class="form-group">
-                        <label class="control-label">Permissions</label>
-                        <div class="checkbox">
-                            <label>
-                                <input type="checkbox" ng-model="groupEdit.roles.canManageUsers" id="inputGroupEditManageUsers"> Manage Users & Groups </input>
-                            </label>
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="checkbox">
-                            <label>
-                                <input type="checkbox" ng-model="groupEdit.roles.canManageApps" id="inputGroupEditManageUsers"> Manage Apps </input>
-                            </label>
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="checkbox">
-                            <label>
-                                <input type="checkbox" ng-model="groupEdit.roles.canManageDomains" id="inputGroupEditManageUsers"> Manage Domains </input>
-                            </label>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
                     <input class="hide" type="submit" ng-disabled="groupEdit_form.$invalid || useredit.busy"/>
                 </form>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/views/users.js b/src/views/users.js
index 185d22bf2..18b45d702 100644
--- a/src/views/users.js
+++ b/src/views/users.js
@@ -236,11 +236,6 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UsersController', ['$scope', '$locatio
         busy: false,
         error: {},
         name: '',
-        roles: {
-            canManageUsers: false,
-            canManageApps: false,
-            canManageDomains: false,
-        },
 
         show: function () {
             $scope.groupAdd.busy = false;
@@ -258,12 +253,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UsersController', ['$scope', '$locatio
             $scope.groupAdd.busy = true;
             $scope.groupAdd.error = {};
 
-            var roles = [ ];
-            if ($scope.groupAdd.roles.canManageApps) roles.push('manage_apps');
-            if ($scope.groupAdd.roles.canManageUsers) roles.push('manage_users');
-            if ($scope.groupAdd.roles.canManageDomains) roles.push('manage_domains');
-
-            Client.createGroup($scope.groupAdd.name, roles, function (error) {
+            Client.createGroup($scope.groupAdd.name, function (error) {
                 $scope.groupAdd.busy = false;
 
                 if (error && error.statusCode === 409) {
@@ -293,27 +283,12 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UsersController', ['$scope', '$locatio
         name: '',
         selectedUsers: [],
 
-        roles: {
-            canManageUsers: false,
-            canManageApps: false,
-            canManageDomains: false,
-        },
-
         show: function (groupInfo) {
             $scope.groupEdit.error = {};
             $scope.groupEdit.groupInfo = groupInfo;
             $scope.groupEdit.name = groupInfo.name;
             $scope.groupEdit.selectedUsers = groupInfo.userIds.map(function (uid) { return $scope.usersById[uid]; });
 
-            for (var i = 0; i < groupInfo.roles.length; i++) {
-                switch (groupInfo.roles[i]) {
-                case 'manage_apps': $scope.groupEdit.roles.canManageApps = true; break;
-                case 'manage_users': $scope.groupEdit.roles.canManageUsers = true; break;
-                case 'manage_domains': $scope.groupEdit.roles.canManageDomains = true; break;
-                default: break;
-                }
-            }
-
             $scope.groupEdit_form.$setPristine();
             $scope.groupEdit_form.$setUntouched();
 
@@ -324,12 +299,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UsersController', ['$scope', '$locatio
             $scope.groupEdit.busy = true;
             $scope.groupEdit.error = {};
 
-            var roles = [ ];
-            if ($scope.groupEdit.roles.canManageApps) roles.push('manage_apps');
-            if ($scope.groupEdit.roles.canManageUsers) roles.push('manage_users');
-            if ($scope.groupEdit.roles.canManageDomains) roles.push('manage_domains');
-
-            Client.updateGroup($scope.groupEdit.groupInfo.id, $scope.groupEdit.name, roles, function (error) {
+            Client.updateGroup($scope.groupEdit.groupInfo.id, $scope.groupEdit.name, function (error) {
                 if (error) {
                     $scope.groupEdit.busy = false;