diff --git a/app/models/group.rb b/app/models/group.rb
index 57dd47379e..ba9461c42c 100644
--- a/app/models/group.rb
+++ b/app/models/group.rb
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ class Group < Namespace
     presence: true,
     if: ->(group) { group.ldap_cn.present? }
 
-  after_create :add_owner
-
   def human_name
     name
   end