diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/service/UserGroupService.java b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/service/UserGroupService.java
index 084ed97..52c79b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/service/UserGroupService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/service/UserGroupService.java
@@ -582,47 +582,6 @@
         return groupDto;
     }
 
-    @Deprecated
-    public void editMemberRoles (String username, String groupName,
-            String memberUsername, List<PredefinedRole> roleList)
-            throws KustvaktException {
-
-        ParameterChecker.checkStringValue(username, "username");
-        ParameterChecker.checkStringValue(groupName, "groupName");
-        ParameterChecker.checkStringValue(memberUsername, "memberUsername");
-
-        UserGroup userGroup = userGroupDao.retrieveGroupByName(groupName, true);
-        UserGroupStatus groupStatus = userGroup.getStatus();
-        if (groupStatus == UserGroupStatus.DELETED) {
-            throw new KustvaktException(StatusCodes.GROUP_DELETED,
-                    "Usergroup has been deleted.");
-        }
-        else if (isUserGroupAdmin(username, userGroup)
-                || adminDao.isAdmin(username)) {
-
-            UserGroupMember member = groupMemberDao
-                    .retrieveMemberById(memberUsername, userGroup.getId());
-
-            if (!member.getStatus().equals(GroupMemberStatus.ACTIVE)) {
-                throw new KustvaktException(StatusCodes.GROUP_MEMBER_INACTIVE,
-                        memberUsername + " has status " + member.getStatus(),
-                        memberUsername, member.getStatus().name());
-            }
-
-            Set<Role> roles = new HashSet<>();
-            for (int i = 0; i < roleList.size(); i++) {
-                roles.add(roleDao.retrieveRoleByName(roleList.get(i)));
-            }
-            member.setRoles(roles);
-            groupMemberDao.updateMember(member);
-
-        }
-        else {
-            throw new KustvaktException(StatusCodes.AUTHORIZATION_FAILED,
-                    "Unauthorized operation for user: " + username, username);
-        }
-    }
-
     public void addAdminRole (String username, String groupName,
             String memberUsername) throws KustvaktException {
         ParameterChecker.checkStringValue(username, "username");
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/UserGroupController.java b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/UserGroupController.java
index d11b0f7..33db5f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/UserGroupController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/UserGroupController.java
@@ -222,42 +222,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    /** DEPRECATED for simplicity and easier maintenance.
-     * 
-     * Very similar to addMemberRoles web-service, but allows deletion
-     * as well.
-     * 
-     * @param securityContext
-     * @param groupName
-     *            the group name
-     * @param memberUsername
-     *            the username of a group-member
-     * @param roleId
-     *            a role id or multiple role ids
-     * @return
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    @POST
-    @Path("@{groupName}/role/edit")
-    @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED)
-    public Response editMemberRoles (@Context SecurityContext securityContext,
-            @PathParam("groupName") String groupName,
-            @FormParam("memberUsername") String memberUsername,
-            @FormParam("roles") List<PredefinedRole> roles) {
-        TokenContext context = (TokenContext) securityContext
-                .getUserPrincipal();
-        try {
-            scopeService.verifyScope(context,
-                    OAuth2Scope.EDIT_USER_GROUP_MEMBER_ROLE);
-            service.editMemberRoles(context.getUsername(), groupName,
-                    memberUsername, roles);
-            return Response.ok("SUCCESS").build();
-        }
-        catch (KustvaktException e) {
-            throw kustvaktResponseHandler.throwit(e);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**Add group admin role to a member in a group 
      * 
      * @param securityContext
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupMemberTest.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupMemberTest.java
index 1611da9..b12ff69 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupMemberTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/usergroup/UserGroupMemberTest.java
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@
         
         testAddSameMemberRole(groupId);
         testDeleteMemberRole(groupId);
-        testEditMemberRoleEmpty(groupId);
-        //        testEditMemberRole(groupId);
 
         deleteGroupByName(marlinGroupName, "marlin");
     }
@@ -178,38 +176,4 @@
         Set<Role> roles = member.getRoles();
         assertEquals(1, roles.size());
     }
-
-    @Deprecated
-    private void testEditMemberRoleEmpty (int groupId)
-            throws ProcessingException, KustvaktException {
-        Form form = new Form();
-        form.param("memberUsername", "dory");
-        Response response = target().path(API_VERSION).path("group")
-                .path("@marlin-group").path("role").path("edit").request()
-                .header(Attributes.AUTHORIZATION, HttpAuthorizationHandler
-                        .createBasicAuthorizationHeaderValue("marlin", "pass"))
-                .post(Entity.form(form));
-        assertEquals(Status.OK.getStatusCode(), response.getStatus());
-        UserGroupMember member = memberDao.retrieveMemberById("dory", groupId);
-        Set<Role> roles = member.getRoles();
-        assertEquals(0, roles.size());
-    }
-
-    @Deprecated
-    private void testEditMemberRole (int groupId)
-            throws ProcessingException, KustvaktException {
-        Form form = new Form();
-        form.param("memberUsername", "dory");
-        form.param("roleId", "1");
-        form.param("roleId", "3");
-        Response response = target().path(API_VERSION).path("group")
-                .path("@marlin-group").path("role").path("edit").request()
-                .header(Attributes.AUTHORIZATION, HttpAuthorizationHandler
-                        .createBasicAuthorizationHeaderValue("marlin", "pass"))
-                .post(Entity.form(form));
-        assertEquals(Status.OK.getStatusCode(), response.getStatus());
-        UserGroupMember member = memberDao.retrieveMemberById("dory", groupId);
-        Set<Role> roles = member.getRoles();
-        assertEquals(2, roles.size());
-    }
 }