diff --git a/src/users.js b/src/users.js
index 1549091e4..61c31ac81 100644
--- a/src/users.js
+++ b/src/users.js
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ function getUser(userId, callback) {
 
             result.groupIds = groupIds;
             result.admin = groupIds.indexOf(constants.ADMIN_GROUP_ID) !== -1;
-            result.scope = result.admin ? '*' : 'users,profile';
+            result.scope = result.admin ? '*' : 'profile';
 
             return callback(null, result);
         });