diff --git a/app/controllers/course/studygroup.php b/app/controllers/course/studygroup.php
index f164b5707989a4967fe86e036e86a3cbd7ec2a21..13d61529ef77ce2aeea2644c01331135e18939e7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/course/studygroup.php
+++ b/app/controllers/course/studygroup.php
@@ -161,193 +161,6 @@ class Course_StudygroupController extends AuthenticatedController
         $this->studygroup = $studygroup;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @addtogroup notifications
-     *
-     * Creating a new studygroup triggers a StudygroupDidCreate
-     * notification. The ID of the studygroup is transmitted as
-     * subject of the notification.
-     */
-
-    /**
-     * creates a new studygroup with respect to given form data
-     *
-     * Triggers a StudygroupDidCreate notification using the ID of the
-     * new studygroup as subject.
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function create_action()
-    {
-        $admin  = $GLOBALS['perm']->have_perm('admin');
-        $errors = [];
-
-        CSRFProtection::verifyUnsafeRequest();
-
-        foreach ($GLOBALS['SEM_CLASS'] as $key => $class) {
-            if ($class['studygroup_mode']) {
-                $sem_class = $class;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (Request::getArray('founders')) {
-            $founders                = Request::optionArray('founders');
-            $this->flash['founders'] = $founders;
-        }
-        // search for founder
-        if ($admin && Request::submitted('search_founder')) {
-            $search_for_founder = Request::get('search_for_founder');
-
-            // do not allow to search with the empty string
-            if ($search_for_founder) {
-                // search for the user
-                $query     = "SELECT user_id, {$GLOBALS['_fullname_sql']['full_rev']} AS fullname, username, perms
-                          FROM auth_user_md5
-                          LEFT JOIN user_info USING (user_id)
-                          WHERE perms NOT IN ('root', 'admin')
-                            AND (username LIKE CONCAT('%', :needle, '%')
-                              OR Vorname LIKE CONCAT('%', :needle, '%')
-                              OR Nachname LIKE CONCAT('%', :needle, '%'))
-                          LIMIT 500";
-                $statement = DBManager::get()->prepare($query);
-                $statement->bindValue(':needle', $search_for_founder);
-                $statement->execute();
-                $results_founders = $statement->fetchGrouped();
-            }
-
-            if (is_array($results_founders)) {
-                PageLayout::postSuccess(sprintf(
-                    ngettext(
-                        'Es wurde %s Person gefunden:',
-                        'Es wurden %s Personen gefunden:',
-                        count($results_founders)
-                    ),
-                    count($results_founders)
-                ));
-            } else {
-                PageLayout::postInfo(_('Es wurden keine Personen gefunden.'));
-            }
-
-            $this->flash['create']                  = true;
-            $this->flash['results_choose_founders'] = $results_founders;
-            $this->flash['request']                 = Request::getInstance();
-
-            // go to the form again
-            $this->redirect('course/studygroup/new/');
-        } // add a new founder
-        else if ($admin && Request::submitted('add_founder')) {
-            $founders = [Request::option('choose_founder')];
-
-            $this->flash['founders'] = $founders;
-            $this->flash['create']   = true;
-            $this->flash['request']  = Request::getInstance();
-
-            $this->redirect('course/studygroup/new/');
-        } // remove a founder
-        else if ($admin && Request::submitted('remove_founder')) {
-            $founders = [];
-            $this->flash['founders'] = $founders;
-            $this->flash['create']   = true;
-            $this->flash['request']  = Request::getInstance();
-
-            $this->redirect('course/studygroup/new/');
-        } // reset search
-        else if ($admin && Request::submitted('new_search')) {
-
-            $this->flash['create']  = true;
-            $this->flash['request'] = Request::getInstance();
-
-            $this->redirect('course/studygroup/new/');
-        } //checks
-        else {
-            if (!Request::get('groupname')) {
-                $errors[] = _("Bitte Gruppennamen angeben");
-            } else {
-                $query     = "SELECT 1 FROM seminare WHERE name = ?";
-                $statement = DBManager::get()->prepare($query);
-                $statement->execute([
-                    Request::get('groupname'),
-                ]);
-                if ($statement->fetchColumn()) {
-                    $errors[] = _("Eine Veranstaltung/Studiengruppe mit diesem Namen existiert bereits. Bitte wählen Sie einen anderen Namen");
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (!Request::get('grouptermsofuse_ok')) {
-                $errors[] = _("Sie müssen die Nutzungsbedingungen durch Setzen des Häkchens bei 'Einverstanden' akzeptieren.");
-            }
-
-            if ($admin && (!is_array($founders) || !sizeof($founders))) {
-                $errors[] = _("Sie müssen mindestens einen Gruppengründer eintragen!");
-            }
-
-            if (count($errors)) {
-                $this->flash['errors']  = $errors;
-                $this->flash['create']  = true;
-                $this->flash['request'] = Request::getInstance();
-                $this->redirect('course/studygroup/new/');
-            } else {
-                // Everything seems fine, let's create a studygroup
-
-                $sem_types        = studygroup_sem_types();
-                $sem              = new Seminar();
-                $sem->name        = Request::get('groupname');         // seminar-class quotes itself
-                $sem->description = Request::get('groupdescription');  // seminar-class quotes itself
-                $sem->status      = $sem_types[0];
-                $sem->read_level  = 1;
-                $sem->write_level = 1;
-                $sem->institut_id = Config::Get()->STUDYGROUP_DEFAULT_INST;
-                $sem->visible     = 1;
-                if (Request::get('groupaccess') == 'all') {
-                    $sem->admission_prelim = 0;
-                } else {
-                    $sem->admission_prelim = 1;
-                    if (Config::get()->STUDYGROUPS_INVISIBLE_ALLOWED && Request::get('groupaccess') == 'invisible') {
-                        $sem->visible = 0;
-                    }
-                    $sem->admission_prelim_txt = _("Die ModeratorInnen der Studiengruppe können Ihren Aufnahmewunsch bestätigen oder ablehnen. Erst nach Bestätigung erhalten Sie vollen Zugriff auf die Gruppe.");
-                }
-                $sem->admission_binding = 0;
-
-                $this_semester               = Semester::findCurrent();
-                $sem->semester_start_time    = $this_semester['beginn'];
-                $sem->semester_duration_time = -1;
-
-                if ($admin) {
-                    // insert founder(s)
-                    foreach ($founders as $user_id) {
-                        CourseMember::create([
-                            'seminar_id' => $sem->id,
-                            'user_id'    => $user_id,
-                            'status'     => 'dozent',
-                            'gruppe'     => 8
-                        ]);
-                    }
-
-                    $this->founders          = null;
-                    $this->flash['founders'] = null;
-                } else {
-                    $user_id = $GLOBALS['auth']->auth['uid'];
-                    // insert dozent
-                    CourseMember::create([
-                        'seminar_id' => $sem->id,
-                        'user_id'    => $user_id,
-                        'status'     => 'dozent',
-                        'gruppe'     => 8
-                    ]);
-                }
-
-                $sem->store();
-
-                NotificationCenter::postNotification('StudygroupDidCreate', $sem->id);
-
-                // the work is done. let's visit the brand new studygroup.
-                $this->redirect(URLHelper::getURL('seminar_main.php?auswahl=' . $sem->id));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * displays a form for editing studygroups with corresponding data
      *