diff --git a/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb b/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
index 9dc9afe..caf8ef8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
@@ -73,15 +73,7 @@ class GroupsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def update
-    group_params = params[:group].dup
-    owner_id = group_params.delete(:owner_id)
-
-    if owner_id
-      @group.owner = User.find(owner_id)
-      @group.save
-    end
-
-    if @group.update_attributes(group_params)
+    if @group.update_attributes(params[:group])
       redirect_to @group, notice: 'Group was successfully updated.'
     else
       render action: "edit"
diff --git a/app/views/groups/edit.html.haml b/app/views/groups/edit.html.haml
index 8aefdf7..2682d31 100644
--- a/app/views/groups/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/groups/edit.html.haml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
           %i.icon-folder-close
           Projects
       %li
-        = link_to 'Transfer', '#tab-transfer', 'data-toggle' => 'tab'
-      %li
         = link_to 'Remove', '#tab-remove', 'data-toggle' => 'tab'
 
   .span10
@@ -65,17 +63,6 @@
             - if @group.projects.blank?
               %p.nothing_here_message This group has no projects yet
 
-      .tab-pane#tab-transfer
-        .ui-box.ui-box-danger
-          .title Transfer group
-          .ui-box-body
-            %p
-              Transferring group will cause loss of admin control over group and all child projects
-            = form_for @group do |f|
-              = users_select_tag(:'group[owner_id]')
-              %hr
-              = f.submit 'Transfer group', class: "btn btn-small btn-remove"
-
       .tab-pane#tab-remove
         .ui-box.ui-box-danger
           .title Remove group
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