diff --git a/app/controllers/course/statusgroups.php b/app/controllers/course/statusgroups.php
index 79c595bc2f056d5b82f57ce060634f6c9f927eba..b451fe14d8fc591bad1df2b2cc6f2c1ed0120d0a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/course/statusgroups.php
+++ b/app/controllers/course/statusgroups.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Course_StatusgroupsController extends AuthenticatedController
         $this->is_autor  = $perm->have_studip_perm('autor', $this->course_id);
 
         // Hide groups page?
-        if (!$this->is_tutor && $this->config->COURSE_MEMBERGROUPS_HIDE) {
+        if (!$this->is_tutor && $this->config->COURSE_MEMBERS_HIDE) {
             throw new AccessDeniedException();
         }
 
@@ -291,18 +291,6 @@ class Course_StatusgroupsController extends AuthenticatedController
             );
         }
         $sidebar->addWidget($actions);
-
-        if ($this->is_tutor) {
-            $options = $sidebar->addWidget(new OptionsWidget());
-            $options->addCheckbox(
-                _('Diese Seite für Studierende verbergen'),
-                $this->config->COURSE_MEMBERGROUPS_HIDE,
-                $this->url_for('course/statusgroups/course_groups_hide/1'),
-                $this->url_for('course/statusgroups/course_groups_hide/0'),
-                ['title' => _('Über diese Option können Sie die Teilnehmendengruppenliste für Studierende der Veranstaltung unsichtbar machen')]
-            );
-
-        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1402,17 +1390,6 @@ class Course_StatusgroupsController extends AuthenticatedController
         $this->render_nothing();
     }
 
-    public function course_groups_hide_action($state)
-    {
-        if (!$this->is_tutor) {
-            throw new AccessDeniedException();
-        }
-
-        $this->config->store('COURSE_MEMBERGROUPS_HIDE', $state);
-
-        $this->redirect('course/statusgroups');
-    }
-
     private function sortMembers(SimpleCollection $members, $sort_by = null, $sort_dir = null)
     {
         $order = "nachname asc, vorname asc";
diff --git a/db/migrations/5.1.23_drop_course_membergroups_hide.php b/db/migrations/5.1.23_drop_course_membergroups_hide.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..235072ea5e1e7effdeb867e8a32415f442a87282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrations/5.1.23_drop_course_membergroups_hide.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+class DropCourseMembergroupsHide extends Migration
+{
+    public function description()
+    {
+        return 'Drop config option to hide course member groups page';
+    }
+
+    public function up()
+    {
+        $query = "DELETE `config`, `config_values`
+                  FROM `config`
+                  LEFT JOIN `config_values` USING (`field`)
+                  WHERE `field` = 'COURSE_MEMBERGROUPS_HIDE'";
+        DBManager::get()->exec($query);
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        $query = "INSERT IGNORE INTO `config` (`field`, `value`, `type`, `range`, `mkdate`, `chdate`, `description`)
+                  VALUES (:name, :value, :type, :range, UNIX_TIMESTAMP(), UNIX_TIMESTAMP(), :description)";
+
+        $statement = DBManager::get()->prepare($query);
+        $statement->execute([
+            ':name'        => 'COURSE_MEMBERGROUPS_HIDE',
+            ':description' => 'Über diese Option können Sie die Teilnehmendengruppenliste für Studierende der Veranstaltung unsichtbar machen',
+            ':range'       => 'course',
+            ':type'        => 'boolean',
+            ':value'       => '0'
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/modules/CoreParticipants.class.php b/lib/modules/CoreParticipants.class.php
index 74ca506bbe781d18eda00c473ab9caece4e3f344..65997d9999b326da8ec38280fdf9479b948581f6 100644
--- a/lib/modules/CoreParticipants.class.php
+++ b/lib/modules/CoreParticipants.class.php
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ class CoreParticipants extends CorePlugin implements StudipModule
      */
     public function getTabNavigation($course_id)
     {
-        #$navigation = new AutoNavigation(_('Teilnehmende'));
         $navigation = new Navigation(_('Teilnehmende'));
         $navigation->setImage(Icon::create('persons', Icon::ROLE_INFO_ALT));
         $navigation->setActiveImage(Icon::create('persons', Icon::ROLE_INFO));
@@ -133,15 +132,12 @@ class CoreParticipants extends CorePlugin implements StudipModule
         if (!$course->getSemClass()->isGroup()) {
             if ($GLOBALS['perm']->have_studip_perm('tutor', $course_id) || !$course->config->COURSE_MEMBERS_HIDE) {
                 $navigation->addSubNavigation('view', new Navigation(_('Teilnehmende'), 'dispatch.php/course/members'));
-            }
-            if ($GLOBALS['perm']->have_studip_perm('tutor', $course_id) || !$course->config->COURSE_MEMBERGROUPS_HIDE) {
                 $navigation->addSubNavigation('statusgroups', new Navigation(_('Gruppen'), 'dispatch.php/course/statusgroups'));
             }
         } else {
-            if (!$GLOBALS['perm']->have_studip_perm('tutor', $course_id)) {
-                return null;
+            if ($GLOBALS['perm']->have_studip_perm('tutor', $course_id)) {
+                $navigation->addSubNavigation('children', new Navigation(_('Teilnehmende in Unterveranstaltungen'), 'dispatch.php/course/grouping/members'));
             }
-            $navigation->addSubNavigation('children', new Navigation(_('Teilnehmende in Unterveranstaltungen'), 'dispatch.php/course/grouping/members'));
         }
 
         if ($course->aux_lock_rule) {