diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/UserMembership/UserMembershipController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/UserMembership/UserMembershipController.js
index a75ae2c371..f34599bf69 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/UserMembership/UserMembershipController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/UserMembership/UserMembershipController.js
@@ -17,15 +17,9 @@ const EmailHelper = require('../Helpers/EmailHelper')
 const { csvAttachment } = require('../../infrastructure/Response')
 const { UserIsManagerError } = require('./UserMembershipErrors')
 const CSVParser = require('json2csv').Parser
-const Settings = require('@overleaf/settings')
-
-function isManagedUsersActiveOnGroup(entity) {
-  return !!(Settings.managedUsers?.enabled && entity.groupPolicy)
-}
 
 async function manageGroupMembers(req, res, next) {
   const { entity, entityConfig } = req
-  const managedUsersActive = isManagedUsersActiveOnGroup(entity)
   return entity.fetchV1Data(function (error, entity) {
     if (error != null) {
       return next(error)
@@ -48,7 +42,7 @@ async function manageGroupMembers(req, res, next) {
           groupId: entityPrimaryKey,
           users,
           groupSize: entity.membersLimit,
-          managedUsersActive,
+          managedUsersActive: entity.groupPolicy != null,
         })
       }
     )
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/UserMembership/UserMembershipControllerTests.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/UserMembership/UserMembershipControllerTests.js
index 7916dd7c1f..bcbeeb28b5 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/UserMembership/UserMembershipControllerTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/UserMembership/UserMembershipControllerTests.js
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ describe('UserMembershipController', function () {
 
     it('render group view with managed users', async function () {
       this.req.entity.groupPolicy = { somePolicy: true }
-      this.Settings.managedUsers.enabled = true
       return await this.UserMembershipController.manageGroupMembers(this.req, {
         render: (viewPath, viewParams) => {
           expect(viewPath).to.equal('user_membership/group-members-react')