diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/admin/settings.py b/rhodecode/controllers/admin/settings.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/admin/settings.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/admin/settings.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ from rhodecode.model.db import RhodeCode
     RhodeCodeSetting, PullRequest, PullRequestReviewers
 from rhodecode.model.forms import UserForm, ApplicationSettingsForm, \
     ApplicationUiSettingsForm, ApplicationVisualisationForm
-from rhodecode.model.scm import ScmModel
+from rhodecode.model.scm import ScmModel, GroupList
 from rhodecode.model.user import UserModel
 from rhodecode.model.repo import RepoModel
 from rhodecode.model.db import User
@@ -483,7 +483,9 @@ class SettingsController(BaseController)
     def create_repository(self):
         """GET /_admin/create_repository: Form to create a new item"""
 
-        c.repo_groups = RepoGroup.groups_choices(check_perms=True)
+        acl_groups = GroupList(RepoGroup.query().all(),
+                               perm_set=['group.write', 'group.admin'])
+        c.repo_groups = RepoGroup.groups_choices(groups=acl_groups)
         c.repo_groups_choices = map(lambda k: unicode(k[0]), c.repo_groups)
         choices, c.landing_revs = ScmModel().get_repo_landing_revs()