diff --git a/app/models/group.rb b/app/models/group.rb
index ecf0033ed39..b97c34356c5 100644
--- a/app/models/group.rb
+++ b/app/models/group.rb
@@ -370,11 +370,6 @@ class Group < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.where("string_to_array(incoming_email, '|') @> ARRAY[?]", Email.downcase(email)).first
   end
 
-  def self.grants_by_email_domain
-    Group.where(automatic: false)
-         .where("LENGTH(COALESCE(automatic_membership_email_domains, '')) > 0")
-  end
-
   def bulk_add(user_ids)
     if user_ids.present?
       Group.exec_sql("INSERT INTO group_users
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 6873d60eb62..a2c3095a41c 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -932,7 +932,9 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def automatic_group_membership
-    Group.grants_by_email_domain.each do |group|
+    Group.where(automatic: false)
+         .where("LENGTH(COALESCE(automatic_membership_email_domains, '')) > 0")
+         .each do |group|
       domains = group.automatic_membership_email_domains.gsub('.', '\.')
       if self.email =~ Regexp.new("@(#{domains})$", true) && !group.users.include?(self)
         group.add(self)
@@ -941,14 +943,6 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
 
-  def automatic_group_from_email
-    Group.grants_by_email_domain.each do |group|
-      domains = group.automatic_membership_email_domains.gsub('.', '\.')
-      return group if self.email =~ Regexp.new("@(#{domains})$", true)
-    end
-    nil
-  end
-
   def create_user_stat
     stat = UserStat.new(new_since: Time.now)
     stat.user_id = id
@@ -978,15 +972,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   def add_trust_level
     # there is a possibility we did not load trust level column, skip it
     return unless has_attribute? :trust_level
-
     self.trust_level ||= SiteSetting.default_trust_level
-
-    group_from_email = automatic_group_from_email
-    if group_from_email&.grant_trust_level &&
-        group_from_email.grant_trust_level > self.trust_level
-      self.trust_level = group_from_email.grant_trust_level
-      self.trust_level_locked = true
-    end
   end
 
   def update_username_lower
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 216231d482c..2ee4a3e94e9 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -1196,17 +1196,6 @@ describe User do
       expect(group_history.target_user).to eq(user)
     end
 
-    it "get attributes from the group" do
-      group = Fabricate(:group, automatic_membership_email_domains: "bar.com|wat.com", grant_trust_level: 1, title: "bars and wats", primary_group: true)
-      user = Fabricate.build(:user, trust_level: 0, email: "foo@bar.com", password: "strongpassword4Uguys")
-      user.password_required!
-      expect(user.save).to eq(true)
-      user.reload
-      expect(user.title).to eq("bars and wats")
-      expect(user.trust_level).to eq(1)
-      expect(user.trust_level_locked).to eq(true)
-    end
-
   end
 
   describe "number_of_flags_given" do