diff --git a/roles/mediawiki/templates/LocalSettings.php.fp.j2 b/roles/mediawiki/templates/LocalSettings.php.fp.j2
index 3ddf293698..154330ca14 100644
--- a/roles/mediawiki/templates/LocalSettings.php.fp.j2
+++ b/roles/mediawiki/templates/LocalSettings.php.fp.j2
@@ -553,7 +553,6 @@ $wgPluggableAuth_EnableLocalLogin = false;
 $wgPluggableAuth_EnableLocalProperties = false;
 $wgPluggableAuth_Class = 'OpenIDConnect';
 
-$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount'] = true;
 $wgGroupPermissions['*']['autocreateaccount'] = true;
 
 $wgOpenIDConnect_Config['https://id{{ env_suffix }}.fedoraproject.org/openidc/'] = [