diff --git a/src/main/java/ntnu/idatt2016/v233/SmartMat/controller/group/GroupController.java b/src/main/java/ntnu/idatt2016/v233/SmartMat/controller/group/GroupController.java
index 7927a334a20b5c1751f52ea69e3eacf5291eebfc..7ed47a10025a1540748fd5ce957fbeef04d615be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ntnu/idatt2016/v233/SmartMat/controller/group/GroupController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ntnu/idatt2016/v233/SmartMat/controller/group/GroupController.java
@@ -303,8 +303,6 @@ public class GroupController {
                                              Authentication auth) {
         Optional<User> groupAdminOpt = userService.getUserFromUsername(auth.getName());
         if (groupAdminOpt.isPresent()) {
-            User groupAdmin = groupAdminOpt.get();
-
             if (auth.getAuthorities().stream().noneMatch(role -> role.getAuthority().equals("ADMIN"))){
                 if (!groupService.isUserAssociatedWithGroup(auth.getName(), authorityRequest.groupId())) {
                     return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN).build();