diff --git a/include/acl_selectors.php b/include/acl_selectors.php
index c7c6bb206..9ef1977bc 100644
--- a/include/acl_selectors.php
+++ b/include/acl_selectors.php
@@ -389,6 +389,13 @@ function populate_acl($user = null, $show_jotnets = false) {
 
 function construct_acl_data(App $a, $user) {
 
+	$arr = array('user' => $user);
+	call_hooks('construct_acl_data', $arr);
+
+	if (isset($arr['cancel'])) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	// Get group and contact information for html ACL selector
 	$acl_data = acl_lookup($a, 'html');
 
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/theme.php b/view/theme/frio/theme.php
index 551f39c8f..cbb7324bc 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/theme.php
+++ b/view/theme/frio/theme.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ function frio_install() {
 	register_hook('contact_photo_menu', 'view/theme/frio/theme.php', 'frio_contact_photo_menu');
 	register_hook('nav_info', 'view/theme/frio/theme.php', 'frio_remote_nav');
 	register_hook('acl_lookup_end', 'view/theme/frio/theme.php', 'frio_acl_lookup');
+	register_hook('construct_acl_data', 'view/theme/frio/theme.php', 'frio_construct_acl_data');
 
 	logger("installed theme frio");
 }
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ function frio_uninstall() {
 	unregister_hook('contact_photo_menu', 'view/theme/frio/theme.php', 'frio_contact_photo_menu');
 	unregister_hook('nav_info', 'view/theme/frio/theme.php', 'frio_remote_nav');
 	unregister_hook('acl_lookup_end', 'view/theme/frio/theme.php', 'frio_acl_lookup');
+	unregister_hook('construct_acl_data', 'view/theme/frio/theme.php', 'frio_construct_acl_data');
 
 	logger("uninstalled theme frio");
 }
@@ -321,3 +323,15 @@ function frio_acl_lookup(App $a, &$results) {
 		$results["tot"] = $total;
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * @brief: Deactivate the old style acl selector
+ *
+ * We don't need the old one for Frio. Deactivating makes page loading much faster
+ *
+ * @param App $a The app data @TODO Unused
+ * @param array $arr We use this array to stop processing. See construct_acl_data in include/acl_selectors.php
+ */
+function frio_construct_acl_data(App $a, &$arr) {
+	$arr['cancel'] = true;
+}