diff --git a/src/ldap.js b/src/ldap.js
index 5c1fd4421..f45bf1a28 100644
--- a/src/ldap.js
+++ b/src/ldap.js
@@ -209,37 +209,6 @@ async function groupSearch(req, res, next) {
 
     const results = [];
 
-    // those are the old virtual groups for backwards compat
-    const virtualGroups = [{
-        name: 'users',
-        admin: false
-    }, {
-        name: 'admins',
-        admin: true
-    }];
-
-    virtualGroups.forEach(function (group) {
-        const dn = ldap.parseDN('cn=' + group.name + ',ou=groups,dc=cloudron');
-        const members = group.admin ? usersWithAccess.filter(function (user) { return users.compareRoles(user.role, users.ROLE_ADMIN) >= 0; }) : usersWithAccess;
-
-        const obj = {
-            dn: dn.toString(),
-            attributes: {
-                objectclass: ['group'],
-                cn: group.name,
-                memberuid: members.map(function(entry) { return entry.id; }).sort()
-            }
-        };
-
-        // ensure all filter values are also lowercase
-        const lowerCaseFilter = safe(function () { return ldap.parseFilter(req.filter.toString().toLowerCase()); }, null);
-        if (!lowerCaseFilter) return next(new ldap.OperationsError(safe.error.toString()));
-
-        if ((req.dn.equals(dn) || req.dn.parentOf(dn)) && lowerCaseFilter.matches(obj.attributes)) {
-            results.push(obj);
-        }
-    });
-
     let [errorGroups, resultGroups] = await safe(groups.listWithMembers());
     if (errorGroups) return next(new ldap.OperationsError(errorGroups.toString()));
 
diff --git a/src/userdirectory.js b/src/userdirectory.js
index f468bb714..4df520e4b 100644
--- a/src/userdirectory.js
+++ b/src/userdirectory.js
@@ -207,37 +207,6 @@ async function groupSearch(req, res, next) {
 
     const results = [];
 
-    // those are the old virtual groups for backwards compat
-    const virtualGroups = [{
-        name: 'users',
-        admin: false
-    }, {
-        name: 'admins',
-        admin: true
-    }];
-
-    virtualGroups.forEach(function (group) {
-        const dn = ldap.parseDN('cn=' + group.name + ',ou=groups,dc=cloudron');
-        const members = group.admin ? result.filter(function (user) { return users.compareRoles(user.role, users.ROLE_ADMIN) >= 0; }) : result;
-
-        const obj = {
-            dn: dn.toString(),
-            attributes: {
-                objectclass: ['group'],
-                cn: group.name,
-                memberuid: members.map(function(entry) { return entry.id; }).sort()
-            }
-        };
-
-        // ensure all filter values are also lowercase
-        const lowerCaseFilter = safe(function () { return ldap.parseFilter(req.filter.toString().toLowerCase()); }, null);
-        if (!lowerCaseFilter) return next(new ldap.OperationsError(safe.error.toString()));
-
-        if ((req.dn.equals(dn) || req.dn.parentOf(dn)) && lowerCaseFilter.matches(obj.attributes)) {
-            results.push(obj);
-        }
-    });
-
     let [errorGroups, resultGroups] = await safe(groups.listWithMembers());
     if (errorGroups) return next(new ldap.OperationsError(errorGroups.toString()));