diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionDomainHandler.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionDomainHandler.coffee
index 3877b93cfd..a71d4496e7 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionDomainHandler.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionDomainHandler.coffee
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-NotificationsBuilder = require("../Notifications/NotificationsBuilder")
 async = require("async")
 _ = require("underscore")
 settings = require("settings-sharelatex")
-SubscriptionGroupHandler = require("./SubscriptionGroupHandler")
 
 module.exports = SubscriptionDomainHandler =
 
@@ -11,21 +9,9 @@ module.exports = SubscriptionDomainHandler =
 		licence = SubscriptionDomainHandler._findDomainLicence(user.email)
 		return licence
 
-	attemptToJoinGroup: (user, callback)->
-		licence = SubscriptionDomainHandler._findDomainLicence(user.email)
-		if licence? and user.emailVerified
-			SubscriptionGroupHandler.addUserToGroup licence.adminUser_id, user.email, (err)->
-				if err?
-					logger.err err:err, "error adding user to group"
-					return callback(err)
-				NotificationsBuilder.groupPlan(user, licence).read()
-		else
-			callback "user not verified"
-
 	rejectInvitationToGroup: (user, subscription, callback)->
 		removeUserFromGroup(subscription.admin_id, user._id, callback)
 
-
 	getDomainLicencePage: (user)->
 		licence = SubscriptionDomainHandler._findDomainLicence(user.email)
 		if licence?.verifyEmail
@@ -33,13 +19,6 @@ module.exports = SubscriptionDomainHandler =
 		else
 			return undefined
 
-	autoAllocate: (user, callback = ->)->
-		licence = SubscriptionDomainHandler._findDomainLicence(user.email)
-		if licence?
-			SubscriptionGroupHandler.addUserToGroup licence.adminUser_id, user.email, callback
-		else
-			callback()
-
 	_findDomainLicence: (email)->
 		licence = _.find settings.domainLicences, (licence)->
 			_.find licence.domains, (domain)->
@@ -52,4 +31,3 @@ module.exports = SubscriptionDomainHandler =
 		licence = _.find settings.domainLicences, (licence)->
 			licence?.subscription_id == subscription_id
 		return licence
-
diff --git a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Subscription/SubscriptionDomainHandlerTests.coffee b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Subscription/SubscriptionDomainHandlerTests.coffee
index acf99e2d3d..56509a031a 100644
--- a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Subscription/SubscriptionDomainHandlerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Subscription/SubscriptionDomainHandlerTests.coffee
@@ -54,19 +54,3 @@ describe "SubscriptionDomainHandler", ->
 			expect(licence).to.not.exist
 			done(licence)
 
-	describe "autoAllocate", ->
-		beforeEach ->
-			@email = "bob@somewhere.com"
-			@SubscriptionDomainHandler._findDomainLicence = sinon.stub()
-
-		it "should call the SubscriptionGroupHandler if there is licence", (done)->
-			@SubscriptionDomainHandler._findDomainLicence.returns(@settings.domainLicences[0])
-			@SubscriptionDomainHandler.autoAllocate {email:@email}, (err)=>
-				@SubscriptionGroupHandler.addUserToGroup.calledWith(@adminUser_id, @email).should.equal true
-				done()
-
-		it "should not call the SubscriptionGroupHandler if there is no licence", (done)->
-			@SubscriptionDomainHandler._findDomainLicence.returns()
-			@SubscriptionDomainHandler.autoAllocate {email:@email}, (err)=>
-				@SubscriptionGroupHandler.addUserToGroup.called.should.equal false
-				done()
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