diff --git a/src/bundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration/Parser/UserRegistration.php b/src/bundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration/Parser/UserRegistration.php
index 6b085bf8..67457136 100644
--- a/src/bundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration/Parser/UserRegistration.php
+++ b/src/bundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration/Parser/UserRegistration.php
@@ -29,14 +29,9 @@ public function addSemanticConfig(NodeBuilder $nodeBuilder)
                         ->info('Content type identifier used for registration.')
                         ->defaultValue('user')
                     ->end()
-                    ->scalarNode('group_id')
-                        ->info('Content id of the user group where users who register are created.')
-                        ->defaultValue(11)
-                        ->setDeprecated('ibexa/user', '4.6', 'The child node "%node%" at path "%path%" is deprecated, use group_remote_id instead.')
-                    ->end()
                     ->scalarNode('group_remote_id')
-                        ->info('Content remote id of the user group where users who register are created - takes precedence over group_id if set.')
-                        ->defaultNull()
+                        ->info('Content remote id of the user group where users who register are created.')
+                        ->defaultValue('5f7f0bdb3381d6a461d8c29ff53d908f')
                     ->end()
                     ->arrayNode('templates')
                         ->info('User registration templates.')
@@ -78,14 +73,6 @@ public function mapConfig(array &$scopeSettings, $currentScope, ContextualizerIn
             );
         }
 
-        if (!empty($settings['group_id'])) {
-            $contextualizer->setContextualParameter(
-                'user_registration.group_id',
-                $currentScope,
-                $settings['group_id']
-            );
-        }
-
         if (!empty($settings['group_remote_id'])) {
             $contextualizer->setContextualParameter(
                 'user_registration.group_remote_id',
diff --git a/src/bundle/Resources/config/ibexa_core_default_settings.yaml b/src/bundle/Resources/config/ibexa_core_default_settings.yaml
index 89bb7121..6abf7649 100644
--- a/src/bundle/Resources/config/ibexa_core_default_settings.yaml
+++ b/src/bundle/Resources/config/ibexa_core_default_settings.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ parameters:
     ibexa.site_access.config.default.user_reset_password.templates.success: "@@IbexaUser/reset_password/success.html.twig"
 
     # Registration
-    ibexa.site_access.config.default.user_registration.group_id: 11
+    ibexa.site_access.config.default.user_registration.group_remote_id: '5f7f0bdb3381d6a461d8c29ff53d908f'
     ibexa.site_access.config.default.user_registration.user_type_identifier: 'user'
     ibexa.site_access.config.default.user_registration.templates.form: "@@IbexaContentForms/Content/content_edit.html.twig"
     ibexa.site_access.config.default.user_registration.templates.confirmation: "@@IbexaUser/register/register_confirmation.html.twig"
diff --git a/src/lib/ConfigResolver/ConfigurableRegistrationGroupLoader.php b/src/lib/ConfigResolver/ConfigurableRegistrationGroupLoader.php
index c2511ca8..dd38632d 100644
--- a/src/lib/ConfigResolver/ConfigurableRegistrationGroupLoader.php
+++ b/src/lib/ConfigResolver/ConfigurableRegistrationGroupLoader.php
@@ -31,22 +31,12 @@ public function __construct(ConfigResolverInterface $configResolver, Repository
 
     public function loadGroup()
     {
-        if ($this->configResolver->hasParameter('user_registration.group_remote_id')) {
-            return $this->repository->sudo(function (Repository $repository): UserGroup {
-                return $repository
-                    ->getUserService()
-                    ->loadUserGroupByRemoteId(
-                        $this->configResolver->getParameter('user_registration.group_remote_id')
-                    );
-            });
-        }
-
         return $this->repository->sudo(function (Repository $repository): UserGroup {
             return $repository
-                 ->getUserService()
-                 ->loadUserGroup(
-                     $this->configResolver->getParameter('user_registration.group_id')
-                 );
+                ->getUserService()
+                ->loadUserGroupByRemoteId(
+                    $this->configResolver->getParameter('user_registration.group_remote_id')
+                );
         });
     }
 }