diff --git a/gerrit-common/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/common/data/GroupAdminService.java b/gerrit-common/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/common/data/GroupAdminService.java
index 80660971d7..32b85d471a 100644
--- a/gerrit-common/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/common/data/GroupAdminService.java
+++ b/gerrit-common/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/common/data/GroupAdminService.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import com.google.gwtjsonrpc.common.AsyncCallback;
 import com.google.gwtjsonrpc.common.RemoteJsonService;
 import com.google.gwtjsonrpc.common.RpcImpl;
 import com.google.gwtjsonrpc.common.RpcImpl.Version;
-import com.google.gwtjsonrpc.common.VoidResult;
 
 @RpcImpl(version = Version.V2_0)
 public interface GroupAdminService extends RemoteJsonService {
@@ -29,9 +28,4 @@ public interface GroupAdminService extends RemoteJsonService {
   @SignInRequired
   void groupDetail(AccountGroup.Id groupId, AccountGroup.UUID uuid,
       AsyncCallback<GroupDetail> callback);
-
-  @Audit
-  @SignInRequired
-  void changeGroupDescription(AccountGroup.Id groupId, String description,
-      AsyncCallback<VoidResult> callback);
 }
diff --git a/gerrit-httpd/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/httpd/rpc/account/GroupAdminServiceImpl.java b/gerrit-httpd/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/httpd/rpc/account/GroupAdminServiceImpl.java
index 9b7cf5cb79..0f2978ad93 100644
--- a/gerrit-httpd/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/httpd/rpc/account/GroupAdminServiceImpl.java
+++ b/gerrit-httpd/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/httpd/rpc/account/GroupAdminServiceImpl.java
@@ -16,25 +16,18 @@ package com.google.gerrit.httpd.rpc.account;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.common.data.GroupAdminService;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.data.GroupDetail;
-import com.google.gerrit.common.errors.NoSuchGroupException;
 import com.google.gerrit.httpd.rpc.BaseServiceImplementation;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.AccountGroup;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.IdentifiedUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.GroupCache;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.account.GroupControl;
 import com.google.gwtjsonrpc.common.AsyncCallback;
-import com.google.gwtjsonrpc.common.VoidResult;
-import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Provider;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
-
 class GroupAdminServiceImpl extends BaseServiceImplementation implements
     GroupAdminService {
   private final GroupCache groupCache;
-  private final GroupControl.Factory groupControlFactory;
 
   private final GroupDetailHandler.Factory groupDetailFactory;
 
@@ -42,11 +35,9 @@ class GroupAdminServiceImpl extends BaseServiceImplementation implements
   GroupAdminServiceImpl(final Provider<ReviewDb> schema,
       final Provider<IdentifiedUser> currentUser,
       final GroupCache groupCache,
-      final GroupControl.Factory groupControlFactory,
       final GroupDetailHandler.Factory groupDetailFactory) {
     super(schema, currentUser);
     this.groupCache = groupCache;
-    this.groupControlFactory = groupControlFactory;
     this.groupDetailFactory = groupDetailFactory;
   }
 
@@ -60,29 +51,4 @@ class GroupAdminServiceImpl extends BaseServiceImplementation implements
     }
     groupDetailFactory.create(groupId).to(callback);
   }
-
-  public void changeGroupDescription(final AccountGroup.Id groupId,
-      final String description, final AsyncCallback<VoidResult> callback) {
-    run(callback, new Action<VoidResult>() {
-      public VoidResult run(final ReviewDb db) throws OrmException, Failure {
-        final AccountGroup group = db.accountGroups().get(groupId);
-        assertAmGroupOwner(db, group);
-        group.setDescription(description);
-        db.accountGroups().update(Collections.singleton(group));
-        groupCache.evict(group);
-        return VoidResult.INSTANCE;
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
-  private void assertAmGroupOwner(final ReviewDb db, final AccountGroup group)
-      throws Failure {
-    try {
-      if (!groupControlFactory.controlFor(group.getId()).isOwner()) {
-        throw new Failure(new NoSuchGroupException(group.getId()));
-      }
-    } catch (NoSuchGroupException e) {
-      throw new Failure(new NoSuchGroupException(group.getId()));
-    }
-  }
 }