diff --git a/core/model/DataObject.php b/core/model/DataObject.php
index 018f02e72..f6cb4e15c 100644
--- a/core/model/DataObject.php
+++ b/core/model/DataObject.php
@@ -1794,8 +1794,6 @@ class DataObject extends ViewableData implements DataObjectInterface {
 				if(!isset($permissionCache[$memberID][$perm])) {
 					if($member->ID) {
 						$groups = $member->Groups();
-					} else {
-						$groups = DataObject::get("Group_Unsecure", "");
 					}
 
 					$groupList = implode(', ', $groups->column("ID"));
diff --git a/security/Group.php b/security/Group.php
index d43ef21fc..0fbcec568 100644
--- a/security/Group.php
+++ b/security/Group.php
@@ -298,11 +298,4 @@ class Group extends DataObject {
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * A group representing everyone, including users not logged in.
- * @package sapphire
- * @subpackage security
- */
-class Group_Unsecure extends Group {
-}
-?>
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/security/Member.php b/security/Member.php
index df5b54ef5..8c079d949 100644
--- a/security/Member.php
+++ b/security/Member.php
@@ -635,18 +635,13 @@ class Member extends DataObject {
 	 */
 	public function Groups() {
 		$groups = $this->getManyManyComponents("Groups");
-
-		$unsecure = DataObject::get("Group_Unsecure");
-		if($unsecure) {
-			foreach($unsecure as $unsecureItem) {
-				$groups->push($unsecureItem);
-			}
-		}
-
 		$groupIDs = $groups->column();
 		$collatedGroups = array();
-		foreach($groups as $group) {
-			$collatedGroups = array_merge((array)$collatedGroups, $group->collateAncestorIDs());
+
+		if($groups) {
+			foreach($groups as $group) {
+				$collatedGroups = array_merge((array)$collatedGroups, $group->collateAncestorIDs());
+			}
 		}
 
 		$table = "Group_Members";
@@ -666,8 +661,7 @@ class Member extends DataObject {
 			$result = new Member_GroupSet();
 		}
 
-		$result->setComponentInfo("many-to-many", $this, "Member", $table,
-															"Group");
+		$result->setComponentInfo("many-to-many", $this, "Member", $table, "Group");
 
 		return $result;
 	}