diff --git a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
index 125c15e76d..f30942dead 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -247,40 +247,6 @@ describe UsersController, type: :controller do
   end
 
   describe 'index' do
-    describe 'new user button' do
-      render_views
-
-      context 'with password login enabled' do
-        before do
-          allow(OpenProject::Configuration).to receive(:disable_password_login?).and_return(false)
-
-          as_logged_in_user admin do
-            get :index
-          end
-        end
-
-        it 'is shown' do
-          expect(response.body).to have_selector('a', text: I18n.t('label_user_new'))
-        end
-      end
-
-      context 'with password login disabled' do
-        before do
-          allow(OpenProject::Configuration).to receive(:disable_password_login?).and_return(true)
-
-          as_logged_in_user admin do
-            get :index
-          end
-        end
-
-        # you must not be able to create new users if password login is disabled
-        # as users are managed externally
-        it 'is hidden' do
-          expect(response.body).not_to have_selector('a', text: I18n.t('label_user_new'))
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
     describe 'with session lifetime' do
       # TODO move this section to a proper place because we test a
       # before_filter from the application controller
@@ -381,68 +347,6 @@ describe UsersController, type: :controller do
     end
   end
 
-  describe '#new' do
-    context 'with password login enabled' do
-      before do
-        allow(OpenProject::Configuration).to receive(:disable_password_login?).and_return(false)
-
-        as_logged_in_user admin do
-          get :new
-        end
-      end
-
-      it 'should return HTTP 200' do
-        expect(response.status).to eq 200
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'with password login disabled' do
-      before do
-        allow(OpenProject::Configuration).to receive(:disable_password_login?).and_return(true)
-
-        as_logged_in_user admin do
-          get :new
-        end
-      end
-
-      # you must not be able to create new users if password login is disabled
-      it 'should return HTTP 404' do
-        expect(response.status).to eq 404
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe '#create' do
-    context 'with password login enabled' do
-      before do
-        allow(OpenProject::Configuration).to receive(:disable_password_login?).and_return(false)
-
-        as_logged_in_user admin do
-          post :create
-        end
-      end
-
-      it 'should return HTTP 400 due to missing parameters' do
-        expect(response.status).to eq 400
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'with password login disabled' do
-      before do
-        allow(OpenProject::Configuration).to receive(:disable_password_login?).and_return(true)
-
-        as_logged_in_user admin do
-          post :create
-        end
-      end
-
-      # you must not be able to create new users if password login is disabled
-      it 'should return HTTP 404' do
-        expect(response.status).to eq 404
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   describe 'update' do
     context 'fields' do
       let(:user) {