diff --git a/openslides/participant/forms.py b/openslides/participant/forms.py
index 13db3fc3a..409f8dd23 100644
--- a/openslides/participant/forms.py
+++ b/openslides/participant/forms.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class UserNewForm(ModelForm, CssClassMixin):
 
     class Meta:
         model = User
-        exclude = ('username', 'password', 'is_staff', 'last_login', 'date_joined', 'user_permissions')
+        exclude = ('username', 'password', 'is_staff', 'is_superuser', 'last_login', 'date_joined', 'user_permissions')
 
 
 class UserEditForm(ModelForm, CssClassMixin):
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ class UserEditForm(ModelForm, CssClassMixin):
 
     class Meta:
         model = User
-        exclude = ('password', 'is_staff', 'last_login', 'date_joined', 'user_permissions')
+        exclude = ('password', 'is_staff', 'is_superuser', 'last_login', 'date_joined', 'user_permissions')
 
 
 class UsernameForm(ModelForm, CssClassMixin):
     class Meta:
         model = User
-        exclude = ('first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'is_active','is_superuser', 'groups', 'password', 'is_staff', 'last_login', 'date_joined', 'user_permissions')
+        exclude = ('first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'is_active', 'is_superuser', 'groups', 'password', 'is_staff', 'last_login', 'date_joined', 'user_permissions')
 
 
 class ProfileForm(ModelForm, CssClassMixin):
diff --git a/openslides/participant/static/images/icons/im-user.png b/openslides/participant/static/images/icons/im-user.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d3adc250..000000000
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diff --git a/openslides/participant/static/images/icons/meeting-chair.png b/openslides/participant/static/images/icons/meeting-chair.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 0198ba9dc..000000000
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diff --git a/openslides/participant/static/javascript/participant.js b/openslides/participant/static/javascript/participant.js
index 895456830..8d8b66ff5 100644
--- a/openslides/participant/static/javascript/participant.js
+++ b/openslides/participant/static/javascript/participant.js
@@ -17,23 +17,4 @@ $(function() {
             }
         });
     });
-
-    $('.superuser_link').click(function(event) {
-        event.preventDefault();
-        link = $(this);
-        $.ajax({
-            type: 'GET',
-            url: link.attr('href'),
-            dataType: 'json',
-            success: function(data) {
-                if (data.superuser) {
-                    newclass = 'superuser';
-                } else {
-                    newclass = 'normaluser';
-                }
-                link.removeClass('superuser normaluser').addClass(newclass);
-                link.attr('href', data.link);
-            }
-        });
-    });
 });
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diff --git a/openslides/participant/static/styles/participant.css b/openslides/participant/static/styles/participant.css
index 4698c52cf..ae2bb0c56 100644
--- a/openslides/participant/static/styles/participant.css
+++ b/openslides/participant/static/styles/participant.css
@@ -14,20 +14,3 @@ a.status_link.inactive span {
     height: 16px;
     display: inline-block;
 }
-
-a.superuser_link.superuser span {
-    background-image: url(../images/icons/meeting-chair.png);
-    background-repeat: no-repeat;
-    background-position: center;
-    width: 16px;
-    height: 16px;
-    display: inline-block;
-}
-a.superuser_link.normaluser span {
-    background-image: url(../images/icons/im-user.png);
-    background-repeat: no-repeat;
-    background-position: center;
-    width: 16px;
-    height: 16px;
-    display: inline-block;
-}
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diff --git a/openslides/participant/templates/participant/overview.html b/openslides/participant/templates/participant/overview.html
index 1257e59b5..f80e145f9 100644
--- a/openslides/participant/templates/participant/overview.html
+++ b/openslides/participant/templates/participant/overview.html
@@ -91,11 +91,6 @@
                     title="{%trans 'Change status (active/inactive)' %}">
                     <span></span>
                 </a>
-                <a class="superuser_link {% if user.is_superuser %}superuser{% else %}normaluser{% endif %}"
-                    href="{% if user.is_superuser %}{% url user_normaluser user.id %}{% else %}{% url user_superuser user.id %}{% endif %}"
-                    title="{%trans 'Change administrator rights (Superuser/Normal user)' %}">
-                    <span></span>
-                </a>
                 </span>
             </td>
             {% endif %}
diff --git a/openslides/participant/urls.py b/openslides/participant/urls.py
index f24f99b4d..3d1b39e5d 100644
--- a/openslides/participant/urls.py
+++ b/openslides/participant/urls.py
@@ -51,18 +51,6 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('participant.views',
         name='user_inactive',
     ),
 
-    url(r'^(?P<user_id>\d+)/superuser/$',
-        'user_set_superuser',
-        {'superuser': True},
-        name='user_superuser',
-    ),
-
-    url(r'^(?P<user_id>\d+)/normaluser/$',
-        'user_set_superuser',
-        {'superuser': False},
-        name='user_normaluser',
-    ),
-
     url(r'^import$',
         'user_import',
         name='user_import',
diff --git a/openslides/participant/views.py b/openslides/participant/views.py
index d9323173a..e6bb42077 100644
--- a/openslides/participant/views.py
+++ b/openslides/participant/views.py
@@ -187,25 +187,6 @@ def user_delete(request, user_id):
         gen_confirm_form(request, _('Do you really want to delete <b>%s</b>?') % user, reverse('user_delete', args=[user_id]))
     return redirect(reverse('user_overview'))
 
-@permission_required('participant.can_manage_participant')
-@template('confirm.html')
-def user_set_superuser(request, user_id, superuser=True):
-    try:
-        user = User.objects.get(pk=user_id)
-        user.is_superuser = superuser
-        user.save()
-    except User.DoesNotExist:
-        messages.error(request, _('Participant %d does not exist.') % int(user_id))
-
-    if request.is_ajax():
-        if superuser:
-            link = reverse('user_normaluser', args=[user.id])
-        else:
-            link = reverse('user_superuser', args=[user.id])
-        return ajax_request({'superuser': superuser,
-                             'link': link})
-    return redirect(reverse('user_overview'))
-
 @permission_required('participant.can_manage_participant')
 @template('confirm.html')
 def user_set_active(request, user_id, active=True):