diff --git a/src/cpp/HTTPInterface/RegisterDirectPage.cpp b/src/cpp/HTTPInterface/RegisterDirectPage.cpp
index 6aeb48c92..7e042c46a 100644
--- a/src/cpp/HTTPInterface/RegisterDirectPage.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/HTTPInterface/RegisterDirectPage.cpp
@@ -43,22 +43,12 @@ void RegisterDirectPage::handleRequest(Poco::Net::HTTPServerRequest& request, Po
 				session->setClientIp(user_host);
 				response.addCookie(session->getLoginCookie());
 			}
-			auto group_id_string = form.get("register-group", "0");
-			int group_id = 0;
-			if(!sm->isValid(group_id_string, VALIDATE_ONLY_INTEGER)) {
-				addError(new Error("Group id", "group_id not integer"));
-			} else {
-				if(DataTypeConverter::strToInt(group_id_string, group_id) != DataTypeConverter::NUMBER_PARSE_OKAY) {
-					addError(new Error("Int Convert Error", "Error converting group_id to int"));
-				}
-			}
-
+			
 			userReturned = session->createUserDirect(
 				form.get("register-first-name", ""),
 				form.get("register-last-name", ""),
 				form.get("register-email", ""),
-				form.get("register-password", ""),
-				group_id
+				form.get("register-password", "")
 			);
 
 			getErrors(session);
@@ -78,7 +68,6 @@ void RegisterDirectPage::handleRequest(Poco::Net::HTTPServerRequest& request, Po
 		sm->deleteLoginCookies(request, response);
 	}
 	
-	auto groups = controller::Group::listAll();
 	
 #line 3 "F:\\Gradido\\gradido_login_server\\src\\cpsp\\header.cpsp"
 
@@ -137,7 +126,7 @@ void RegisterDirectPage::handleRequest(Poco::Net::HTTPServerRequest& request, Po
 	responseStream << "            </div>";
 	// end include header.cpsp
 	responseStream << "\n";
-#line 68 "F:\\Gradido\\gradido_login_server\\src\\cpsp\\registerDirect.cpsp"
+#line 57 "F:\\Gradido\\gradido_login_server\\src\\cpsp\\registerDirect.cpsp"
 	responseStream << ( getErrorsHtml() );
 	responseStream << "\n";
 	responseStream << "<div class=\"center-form-container\">\n";
@@ -149,43 +138,23 @@ void RegisterDirectPage::handleRequest(Poco::Net::HTTPServerRequest& request, Po
 	responseStream << "\t\t\t<p>Bitte gib deine Daten um einen Account anzulegen:</p>\n";
 	responseStream << "\t\t\t<label class=\"form-label\" for=\"register-first-name\">Vorname</label>\n";
 	responseStream << "\t\t\t<input class=\"form-control\" id=\"register-first-name\" type=\"text\" name=\"register-first-name\" value=\"";
-#line 77 "F:\\Gradido\\gradido_login_server\\src\\cpsp\\registerDirect.cpsp"
+#line 66 "F:\\Gradido\\gradido_login_server\\src\\cpsp\\registerDirect.cpsp"
 	responseStream << ( !form.empty() ? form.get("register-first-name") : "" );
 	responseStream << "\"/>\n";
 	responseStream << "\t\t\t<label class=\"form-label\" for=\"register-last-name\">Nachname</label>\n";
 	responseStream << "\t\t\t<input class=\"form-control\" id=\"register-last-name\" type=\"text\" name=\"register-last-name\" value=\"";
-#line 79 "F:\\Gradido\\gradido_login_server\\src\\cpsp\\registerDirect.cpsp"
+#line 68 "F:\\Gradido\\gradido_login_server\\src\\cpsp\\registerDirect.cpsp"
 	responseStream << ( !form.empty() ? form.get("register-last-name") : "" );
 	responseStream << "\"/>\n";
 	responseStream << "\t\t\t<label class=\"form-label\" for=\"register-email\">E-Mail</label>\n";
 	responseStream << "\t\t\t<input class=\"form-control\" id=\"register-email\" type=\"email\" name=\"register-email\" value=\"";
-#line 81 "F:\\Gradido\\gradido_login_server\\src\\cpsp\\registerDirect.cpsp"
+#line 70 "F:\\Gradido\\gradido_login_server\\src\\cpsp\\registerDirect.cpsp"
 	responseStream << ( !form.empty() ? form.get("register-email") : "" );
 	responseStream << "\"/>\n";
 	responseStream << "\t\t\t<label class=\"form-label\" for=\"register-password\">Passwort</label>\n";
 	responseStream << "\t\t\t<input class=\"form-control\" id=\"register-password\" type=\"password\" name=\"register-password\"/>\n";
 	responseStream << "\t\t\t<label class=\"form-label\" for=\"register-password\">Passwort Best&auml;tigung</label>\n";
 	responseStream << "\t\t\t<input class=\"form-control\" id=\"register-password2\" type=\"password\" name=\"register-password2\"/>\n";
-	responseStream << "\t\t\t<select class=\"form-control\" name=\"register-group\">\n";
-	responseStream << "\t\t\t\t<option value=\"0\">Keine Gruppe</option>\n";
-	responseStream << "\t\t\t\t";
-#line 88 "F:\\Gradido\\gradido_login_server\\src\\cpsp\\registerDirect.cpsp"
- for(auto it = groups.begin(); it != groups.end(); it++) { 
-					auto group_model = (*it)->getModel(); 	responseStream << "\n";
-	responseStream << "\t\t\t\t\t<option title=\"";
-#line 90 "F:\\Gradido\\gradido_login_server\\src\\cpsp\\registerDirect.cpsp"
-	responseStream << ( group_model->getDescription() );
-	responseStream << "\" value=\"";
-#line 90 "F:\\Gradido\\gradido_login_server\\src\\cpsp\\registerDirect.cpsp"
-	responseStream << ( group_model->getID() );
-	responseStream << "\">";
-#line 90 "F:\\Gradido\\gradido_login_server\\src\\cpsp\\registerDirect.cpsp"
-	responseStream << ( group_model->getName() );
-	responseStream << "</option>\n";
-	responseStream << "\t\t\t\t";
-#line 91 "F:\\Gradido\\gradido_login_server\\src\\cpsp\\registerDirect.cpsp"
- } 	responseStream << "\n";
-	responseStream << "\t\t\t</select>\n";
 	responseStream << "\t\t\t<input class=\"center-form-submit form-button\" type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\" value=\"Anmelden\">\n";
 	responseStream << "\t</form>\n";
 	responseStream << "</div>\n";
diff --git a/src/cpp/model/Session.cpp b/src/cpp/model/Session.cpp
index 336de07a0..1dcc75701 100644
--- a/src/cpp/model/Session.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/model/Session.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ bool Session::createUser(const std::string& first_name, const std::string& last_
 }
 
 
-bool Session::createUserDirect(const std::string& first_name, const std::string& last_name, const std::string& email, const std::string& password, int groupId)
+bool Session::createUserDirect(const std::string& first_name, const std::string& last_name, const std::string& email, const std::string& password)
 {
 	std::unique_lock<std::shared_mutex> _lock(mSharedMutex);
 	static const char* function_name = "Session::createUserDirect";
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ bool Session::createUserDirect(const std::string& first_name, const std::string&
 	}
 
 	// user
-	mNewUser = controller::User::create(email, first_name, last_name, groupId);
+	mNewUser = controller::User::create(email, first_name, last_name, 0);
 	auto user_model = mNewUser->getModel();
 	user_model->insertIntoDB(true);
 	auto user_id = user_model->getID();
diff --git a/src/cpp/model/Session.h b/src/cpp/model/Session.h
index ca6365dff..b076fdc33 100644
--- a/src/cpp/model/Session.h
+++ b/src/cpp/model/Session.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
 	// ----------------  User functions ----------------------------
 
 	//! \brief new register function, without showing user pubkeys, using controller/user
-	bool createUserDirect(const std::string& first_name, const std::string& last_name, const std::string& email, const std::string& password, int groupId);
+	bool createUserDirect(const std::string& first_name, const std::string& last_name, const std::string& email, const std::string& password);
 
 
 	// adminRegister without passwort
diff --git a/src/cpsp/registerDirect.cpsp b/src/cpsp/registerDirect.cpsp
index fa7681f9a..1a7c02819 100644
--- a/src/cpsp/registerDirect.cpsp
+++ b/src/cpsp/registerDirect.cpsp
@@ -27,22 +27,12 @@
 				session->setClientIp(user_host);
 				response.addCookie(session->getLoginCookie());
 			}
-			auto group_id_string = form.get("register-group", "0");
-			int group_id = 0;
-			if(!sm->isValid(group_id_string, VALIDATE_ONLY_INTEGER)) {
-				addError(new Error("Group id", "group_id not integer"));
-			} else {
-				if(DataTypeConverter::strToInt(group_id_string, group_id) != DataTypeConverter::NUMBER_PARSE_OKAY) {
-					addError(new Error("Int Convert Error", "Error converting group_id to int"));
-				}
-			}
-
+			
 			userReturned = session->createUserDirect(
 				form.get("register-first-name", ""),
 				form.get("register-last-name", ""),
 				form.get("register-email", ""),
-				form.get("register-password", ""),
-				group_id
+				form.get("register-password", "")
 			);
 
 			getErrors(session);
@@ -62,7 +52,6 @@
 		sm->deleteLoginCookies(request, response);
 	}
 	
-	auto groups = controller::Group::listAll();
 	
 %><%@ include file="header.cpsp" %>
 <%= getErrorsHtml() %>
@@ -83,13 +72,6 @@
 			<input class="form-control" id="register-password" type="password" name="register-password"/>
 			<label class="form-label" for="register-password">Passwort Best&auml;tigung</label>
 			<input class="form-control" id="register-password2" type="password" name="register-password2"/>
-			<select class="form-control" name="register-group">
-				<option value="0">Keine Gruppe</option>
-				<% for(auto it = groups.begin(); it != groups.end(); it++) { 
-					auto group_model = (*it)->getModel(); %>
-					<option title="<%= group_model->getDescription() %>" value="<%= group_model->getID() %>"><%= group_model->getName() %></option>
-				<% } %>
-			</select>
 			<input class="center-form-submit form-button" type="submit" name="submit" value="Anmelden">
 	</form>
 </div>