diff --git a/app/models/group.rb b/app/models/group.rb
index 1ba876f3c..300b59b46 100644
--- a/app/models/group.rb
+++ b/app/models/group.rb
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ class Group < Principal
     name.to_s
   end
 
-  def initials
-    name[0, 1]
-  end
-
   def builtin_type
     nil
   end