diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ca4fec3901f163fef1263173b780899a2f7a980..78c6fca0eb7792bd7d7d92b85d1822c0a1c2f41a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ After running the migrations you can remove all `LDAP_*`-prefixed settings from
 
 Upgrading will not perform any write access to the LDAP server.
 
+If the config option `ACL_SELFSERVICE_GROUP` is set but not `ACL_ACCESS_GROUP`, make sure to set `ACL_ACCESS_GROUP` to the same value as `ACL_SELFSERVICE_GROUP`,
+
 ## Python Coding Style Conventions
 
 PEP 8 without double new lines, tabs instead of spaces and a max line length of 160 characters.
diff --git a/uffd/__init__.py b/uffd/__init__.py
index ae8853580c339a158c9bad16ec3f3109c0b9a655..e370e999cdfcb4321e55bedb2d8b117100136165 100644
--- a/uffd/__init__.py
+++ b/uffd/__init__.py
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ def init_config(app: Flask, test_config):
 		for filename in ["config.cfg", "config.json", "config.yml", "config.yaml"]:
 			if load_config_file(app, os.path.join(app.instance_path, filename), silent=True):
 				break
-	# Prior to v1.1 login required ACL_SELFSERVICE_GROUP and ACL_ACCESS_GROUP did not exist
-	app.config.setdefault('ACL_ACCESS_GROUP', app.config['ACL_SELFSERVICE_GROUP'])
 
 	if app.env == "production" and app.secret_key is None:
 		raise Exception("SECRET_KEY not configured and we are running in production mode!")
diff --git a/uffd/default_config.cfg b/uffd/default_config.cfg
index f869cc67923252917892d9dd64a7a2cc3fa69d4a..0628f1068c65c8606597caba3fc757dafd56d83b 100644
--- a/uffd/default_config.cfg
+++ b/uffd/default_config.cfg
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ACL_ADMIN_GROUP="uffd_admin"
 # Group required to access selfservice functions (view selfservice, change profile/password/roles)
 ACL_SELFSERVICE_GROUP="uffd_access"
 # Group required to login
-#ACL_ACCESS_GROUP="uffd_access" # if unset, the value of ACL_SELFSERVICE_GROUP is used
+ACL_ACCESS_GROUP="uffd_access"
 # Members can create invite links for signup
 ACL_SIGNUP_GROUP="uffd_signup"