diff --git a/application/controllers/GroupController.php b/application/controllers/GroupController.php
index 360ff17dd..8a13bfd6f 100644
--- a/application/controllers/GroupController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/GroupController.php
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ class GroupController extends AuthBackendController
         $this->setupSortControl(
             array(
                 'group_name'    => $this->translate('Group'),
-                'parent_name'   => $this->translate('Parent'),
                 'created_at'    => $this->translate('Created at'),
                 'last_modified' => $this->translate('Last modified')
             ),
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ class GroupController extends AuthBackendController
 
         $group = $backend->select(array(
             'group_name',
-            'parent_name',
             'created_at',
             'last_modified'
         ))->where('group_name', $groupName)->fetchRow();
diff --git a/application/views/scripts/group/show.phtml b/application/views/scripts/group/show.phtml
index 75895b908..1fd3e48c6 100644
--- a/application/views/scripts/group/show.phtml
+++ b/application/views/scripts/group/show.phtml
@@ -29,17 +29,6 @@ if ($this->hasPermission('config/application/groups/edit') && $backend instanceo
  <?php endif ?>
   <div class="group-header">
     <p class="group-name"><strong><?= $this->escape($group->group_name); ?></strong></p> <?= $editLink; ?>
-    <p class="group-parent"><strong><?= $this->translate('Parent'); ?>:</strong> <?= $group->parent_name === null ? '-' : $this->qlink(
-      $group->parent_name,
-      'group/show',
-      array(
-        'backend'   => $backend->getName(),
-        'group'     => $group->parent_name
-      ),
-      array(
-        'title'     => sprintf($this->translate('Show detailed information for group %s'), $group->parent_name)
-      )
-    ); ?></p>
     <p class="group-created"><strong><?= $this->translate('Created at'); ?>:</strong> <?= $group->created_at === null ? '-' : $this->formatDateTime($group->created_at); ?></p>
     <p class="group-modified"><strong><?= $this->translate('Last modified'); ?>:</strong> <?= $group->last_modified === null ? '-' : $this->formatDateTime($group->last_modified); ?></p>
   </div>
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Authentication/UserGroup/DbUserGroupBackend.php b/library/Icinga/Authentication/UserGroup/DbUserGroupBackend.php
index d3096dadd..2cf177e01 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Authentication/UserGroup/DbUserGroupBackend.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Authentication/UserGroup/DbUserGroupBackend.php
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ class DbUserGroupBackend extends DbRepository implements UserGroupBackendInterfa
             'group_id'      => 'g.id',
             'group'         => 'g.name COLLATE utf8_general_ci',
             'group_name'    => 'g.name',
-            'parent'        => 'g.parent COLLATE utf8_general_ci',
-            'parent_name'   => 'g.parent',
+            'parent'        => 'g.parent',
             'created_at'    => 'UNIX_TIMESTAMP(g.ctime)',
             'last_modified' => 'UNIX_TIMESTAMP(g.mtime)'
         ),
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ class DbUserGroupBackend extends DbRepository implements UserGroupBackendInterfa
         'group' => array(
             'group_id'      => 'id',
             'group_name'    => 'name',
-            'parent_name'   => 'parent',
+            'parent'        => 'parent',
             'created_at'    => 'ctime',
             'last_modified' => 'mtime'
         ),
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ class DbUserGroupBackend extends DbRepository implements UserGroupBackendInterfa
      *
      * @var array
      */
-    protected $filterColumns = array('group', 'parent', 'user');
+    protected $filterColumns = array('group', 'user');
 
     /**
      * Initialize this database user group backend
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Authentication/UserGroup/IniUserGroupBackend.php b/library/Icinga/Authentication/UserGroup/IniUserGroupBackend.php
index a9d73038c..f17cbb6a8 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Authentication/UserGroup/IniUserGroupBackend.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Authentication/UserGroup/IniUserGroupBackend.php
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ class IniUserGroupBackend extends IniRepository implements UserGroupBackendInter
             'group'         => 'name',
             'group_name'    => 'name',
             'parent'        => 'parent',
-            'parent_name'   => 'parent',
             'created_at'    => 'ctime',
             'last_modified' => 'mtime',
             'users'
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ class IniUserGroupBackend extends IniRepository implements UserGroupBackendInter
      *
      * @var array
      */
-    protected $filterColumns = array('group', 'parent');
+    protected $filterColumns = array('group');
 
     /**
      * The value conversion rules to apply on a query
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ class IniUserGroupBackend extends IniRepository implements UserGroupBackendInter
 
         $groups = array();
         foreach ($result as $group) {
-            $groups[$group->group_name] = $group->parent_name;
+            $groups[$group->group_name] = $group->parent;
         }
 
         $username = strtolower($user->getUsername());