diff --git a/plugins/scm-pam-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/pam/PAMAuthenticationHandler.java b/plugins/scm-pam-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/pam/PAMAuthenticationHandler.java
index 207961eda6..048ec088ab 100644
--- a/plugins/scm-pam-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/pam/PAMAuthenticationHandler.java
+++ b/plugins/scm-pam-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/pam/PAMAuthenticationHandler.java
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ public class PAMAuthenticationHandler implements AuthenticationHandler
           {
             User user = new User(username);
 
-            user.setAdmin(isAdmin(unixUser));
             result = new AuthenticationResult(user, unixUser.getGroups());
           }
         }
@@ -229,40 +228,6 @@ public class PAMAuthenticationHandler implements AuthenticationHandler
     this.config = config;
   }
 
-  //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
-
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @param unixUser
-   *
-   * @return
-   */
-  private boolean isAdmin(UnixUser unixUser)
-  {
-    boolean admin = false;
-
-    if (config.getAdminUserSet().contains(unixUser.getUserName()))
-    {
-      admin = true;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      for (String group : unixUser.getGroups())
-      {
-        if (config.getAdminGroupSet().contains(group))
-        {
-          admin = true;
-
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    return admin;
-  }
-
   //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
   /** Field description */
diff --git a/plugins/scm-pam-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/pam/PAMConfig.java b/plugins/scm-pam-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/pam/PAMConfig.java
index f810139bf4..9f6bc31a1a 100644
--- a/plugins/scm-pam-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/pam/PAMConfig.java
+++ b/plugins/scm-pam-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/pam/PAMConfig.java
@@ -52,28 +52,6 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 public class PAMConfig
 {
 
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @return
-   */
-  public String getAdminGroups()
-  {
-    return adminGroups;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @return
-   */
-  public String getAdminUsers()
-  {
-    return adminUsers;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -87,28 +65,6 @@ public class PAMConfig
 
   //~--- set methods ----------------------------------------------------------
 
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @param adminGroups
-   */
-  public void setAdminGroups(String adminGroups)
-  {
-    this.adminGroups = adminGroups;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @param adminUsers
-   */
-  public void setAdminUsers(String adminUsers)
-  {
-    this.adminUsers = adminUsers;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -120,65 +76,8 @@ public class PAMConfig
     this.serviceName = serviceName;
   }
 
-  //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
-
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @return
-   */
-  Set<String> getAdminGroupSet()
-  {
-    return split(adminGroups);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @return
-   */
-  Set<String> getAdminUserSet()
-  {
-    return split(adminUsers);
-  }
-
-  //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
-
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @param rawString
-   *
-   * @return
-   */
-  private Set<String> split(String rawString)
-  {
-    Set<String> tokens = new HashSet<String>();
-
-    for (String token : rawString.split(","))
-    {
-      if (token.trim().length() > 0)
-      {
-        tokens.add(token);
-      }
-    }
-
-    return tokens;
-  }
-
   //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  /** Field description */
-  @XmlElement(name = "admin-groups")
-  private String adminGroups = "";
-
-  /** Field description */
-  @XmlElement(name = "admin-users")
-  private String adminUsers = "";
-
   /** Field description */
   @XmlElement(name = "service-name")
   private String serviceName = "sshd";
diff --git a/plugins/scm-pam-plugin/src/main/resources/sonia/scm/pam/sonia.pam.js b/plugins/scm-pam-plugin/src/main/resources/sonia/scm/pam/sonia.pam.js
index fd15e4085a..e0551e3dca 100644
--- a/plugins/scm-pam-plugin/src/main/resources/sonia/scm/pam/sonia.pam.js
+++ b/plugins/scm-pam-plugin/src/main/resources/sonia/scm/pam/sonia.pam.js
@@ -38,16 +38,6 @@ registerGeneralConfigPanel({
     fieldLabel : 'Service name',
     name : 'service-name',
     allowBlank : false
-  },{
-    xtype : 'textfield',
-    fieldLabel : 'Admin Groups',
-    name : 'admin-groups',
-    allowBlank : true
-  },{
-    xtype : 'textfield',
-    fieldLabel : 'Admin Users',
-    name : 'admin-users',
-    allowBlank : true
   }],
 
   onSubmit: function(values){