diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/admin/permissions.py b/rhodecode/controllers/admin/permissions.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/admin/permissions.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/admin/permissions.py
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ class PermissionsController(BaseControll
             c.register_choices = self.register_choices
             c.create_choices = self.create_choices
             defaults = errors.value
-            defaults.update(SettingsModel().get_ldap_settings())
 
             return htmlfill.render(
                 render('admin/permissions/permissions.html'),
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ class PermissionsController(BaseControll
             default_user = UserModel().get_by_username('default')
             defaults = {'_method':'put',
                         'anonymous':default_user.active}
-            defaults.update(SettingsModel().get_ldap_settings())
+
             for p in default_user.user_perms:
                 if p.permission.permission_name.startswith('repository.'):
                     defaults['default_perm'] = p.permission.permission_name
@@ -169,50 +168,3 @@ class PermissionsController(BaseControll
                         force_defaults=True,)
         else:
             return redirect(url('admin_home'))
-
-
-    def ldap(self, id_user='default'):
-        """
-        POST ldap create and store ldap settings
-        """
-
-        settings_model = SettingsModel()
-        _form = LdapSettingsForm()()
-
-        try:
-            form_result = _form.to_python(dict(request.POST))
-            try:
-
-                for k, v in form_result.items():
-                    if k.startswith('ldap_'):
-                        setting = settings_model.get(k)
-                        setting.app_settings_value = v
-                        self.sa.add(setting)
-
-                self.sa.commit()
-                h.flash(_('Ldap settings updated successfully'),
-                    category='success')
-            except:
-                raise
-        except LdapImportError:
-            h.flash(_('Unable to activate ldap. The "ldap-python" library '
-                      'is missing.'),
-                    category='warning')
-
-        except formencode.Invalid, errors:
-            c.perms_choices = self.perms_choices
-            c.register_choices = self.register_choices
-            c.create_choices = self.create_choices
-
-            return htmlfill.render(
-                render('admin/permissions/permissions.html'),
-                defaults=errors.value,
-                errors=errors.error_dict or {},
-                prefix_error=False,
-                encoding="UTF-8")
-        except Exception:
-            log.error(traceback.format_exc())
-            h.flash(_('error occured during update of ldap settings'),
-                    category='error')
-
-        return redirect(url('edit_permission', id=id_user))