diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/DaoTestBase.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/DaoTestBase.java
index c79bd0a..019ecda 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/DaoTestBase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/DaoTestBase.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 
-import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.GroupMemberStatus;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.UserGroupStatus;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.entity.UserGroup;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.exceptions.KustvaktException;
@@ -35,10 +34,8 @@
     
     protected UserGroup createDoryGroup () throws KustvaktException {
         UserGroup group = createUserGroup("dory-group", "dory");
-        userGroupService.addGroupMember("nemo", group, "dory",
-                GroupMemberStatus.ACTIVE);
-        userGroupService.addGroupMember("marlin", group, "dory",
-                GroupMemberStatus.PENDING);
+        userGroupService.addGroupMember("nemo", group, "dory");
+        userGroupService.addGroupMember("marlin", group, "dory");
         return group;
     }
     
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupControllerAdminTest.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupControllerAdminTest.java
index c5af1a5..7cedc2b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupControllerAdminTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupControllerAdminTest.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.authentication.http.HttpAuthorizationHandler;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.config.Attributes;
-import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.GroupMemberStatus;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.PredefinedRole;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.exceptions.KustvaktException;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.exceptions.StatusCodes;
@@ -279,8 +278,6 @@
         node = node.get(0);
         assertEquals(3, node.get("members").size());
         assertEquals(node.at("/members/1/userId").asText(), "nemo");
-        assertEquals(GroupMemberStatus.PENDING.name(),
-                node.at("/members/1/status").asText());
     }
 
     private void testInviteMember (String groupName)
@@ -301,8 +298,6 @@
         node = node.get(0);
         assertEquals(4, node.get("members").size());
         assertEquals(node.at("/members/3/userId").asText(), "darla");
-        assertEquals(GroupMemberStatus.PENDING.name(),
-                node.at("/members/1/status").asText());
         assertEquals(0, node.at("/members/1/privileges").size());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupControllerTest.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupControllerTest.java
index 8562fd3..673fbfc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupControllerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupControllerTest.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.authentication.http.HttpAuthorizationHandler;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.config.Attributes;
-import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.GroupMemberStatus;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.exceptions.KustvaktException;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.exceptions.StatusCodes;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.utils.JsonUtils;
@@ -101,8 +100,6 @@
         assertEquals(username, node.get("owner").asText());
         assertEquals(1, node.get("members").size());
         assertEquals(username, node.at("/members/0/userId").asText());
-        assertEquals(GroupMemberStatus.ACTIVE.name(),
-                node.at("/members/0/status").asText());
         assertEquals(5,  node.at("/members/0/privileges").size());
 
         testUpdateUserGroup(groupName);
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupSubscriptionTest.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupSubscriptionTest.java
index 8c12e55..b0c80a5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupSubscriptionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupSubscriptionTest.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.authentication.http.HttpAuthorizationHandler;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.config.Attributes;
-import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.GroupMemberStatus;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.exceptions.KustvaktException;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.exceptions.StatusCodes;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.utils.JsonUtils;
@@ -73,8 +72,6 @@
         assertEquals(group.at("/owner").asText(), "dory");
         // group members are not allowed to see other members
         assertEquals(0, group.at("/members").size());
-        assertEquals(GroupMemberStatus.ACTIVE.name(),
-                group.at("/userMemberStatus").asText());
         
         assertEquals(1, group.at("/userPrivileges").size());
         
@@ -94,10 +91,6 @@
         // check member
         JsonNode node = listUserGroups(invitee);
         assertEquals(1, node.size());
-        JsonNode group = node.get(0);
-        assertEquals(GroupMemberStatus.PENDING.name(),
-                group.at("/userMemberStatus").asText());
-//        testDeletePendingMember();
     }
     
     private void checkGroupMemberRole (String groupName,
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupTestBase.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupTestBase.java
index 4a5c6bd..81df9a5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupTestBase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupTestBase.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.authentication.http.HttpAuthorizationHandler;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.config.Attributes;
-import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.GroupMemberStatus;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.PredefinedRole;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.exceptions.KustvaktException;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.utils.JsonUtils;
@@ -84,8 +83,6 @@
         node = node.get(0);
         assertEquals(2, node.get("members").size());
         assertEquals(node.at("/members/1/userId").asText(), invitee);
-        assertEquals(GroupMemberStatus.PENDING.name(),
-                node.at("/members/1/status").asText());
         assertEquals(0, node.at("/members/1/privileges").size());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/vc/VirtualCorpusPublishedTest.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/vc/VirtualCorpusPublishedTest.java
index acfc3bb..9615fef 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/vc/VirtualCorpusPublishedTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/vc/VirtualCorpusPublishedTest.java
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 
-import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.GroupMemberStatus;
-import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.PredefinedRole;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.PrivilegeType;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.ResourceType;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.UserGroupStatus;
@@ -51,8 +49,6 @@
         assertEquals(UserGroupStatus.HIDDEN.name(), 
                 node.at("/status").asText());
         assertEquals(username, node.at("/members/0/userId").asText());
-        assertEquals(GroupMemberStatus.ACTIVE.name(), 
-                node.at("/members/0/status").asText());
         assertEquals(1, node.at("/members/0/privileges").size());
         assertEquals(PrivilegeType.READ_QUERY.name(), 
                 node.at("/members/0/privileges/0").asText());
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/vc/VirtualCorpusReferenceTest.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/vc/VirtualCorpusReferenceTest.java
index 638a041..6b908e9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/vc/VirtualCorpusReferenceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/vc/VirtualCorpusReferenceTest.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.authentication.http.HttpAuthorizationHandler;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.cache.VirtualCorpusCache;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.config.Attributes;
-import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.GroupMemberStatus;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.UserGroupStatus;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.dao.QueryDao;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.entity.QueryDO;
@@ -218,8 +217,6 @@
                 node.at("/status").asText());
         node = node.at("/members");
         assertEquals("squirt", node.at("/0/userId").asText());
-        assertEquals(GroupMemberStatus.ACTIVE.name(),
-                node.at("/0/status").asText());
         deleteVC(vcName, "marlin", "marlin");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/vc/VirtualCorpusSharingTest.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/vc/VirtualCorpusSharingTest.java
index 1ffbdb8..52d6b7f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/vc/VirtualCorpusSharingTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/vc/VirtualCorpusSharingTest.java
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.authentication.http.HttpAuthorizationHandler;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.config.Attributes;
-import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.GroupMemberStatus;
-import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.PredefinedRole;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.PrivilegeType;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.exceptions.KustvaktException;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.exceptions.StatusCodes;
@@ -307,8 +305,6 @@
         JsonNode node = listUserGroups(testUser).get(0);
         assertEquals(2, node.get("members").size());
         assertEquals(memberName, node.at("/members/1/userId").asText());
-        assertEquals(GroupMemberStatus.ACTIVE.name(),
-                node.at("/members/1/status").asText());
         assertEquals(PrivilegeType.DELETE_MEMBER.name(),
                 node.at("/members/1/privileges/0").asText());
     }