diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index c7a2379d53..ba7b7315b0 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Friendica\Util\Temporal;
 use Friendica\Util\XML;
 
-require_once "include/acl_selectors.php";
-
 function item_extract_images($body) {
 
 	$saved_image = [];
diff --git a/mod/acl.php b/mod/acl.php
index a178a69221..a3cc335b1d 100644
--- a/mod/acl.php
+++ b/mod/acl.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use Friendica\Core\Addon;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 
-require_once 'include/acl_selectors.php';
 require_once 'include/dba.php';
 require_once 'mod/proxy.php';
 
diff --git a/mod/display.php b/mod/display.php
index d543535aa7..59e8aa277e 100644
--- a/mod/display.php
+++ b/mod/display.php
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ function display_content(App $a, $update = false, $update_uid = 0) {
 
 	require_once 'include/security.php';
 	require_once 'include/conversation.php';
-	require_once 'include/acl_selectors.php';
 
 	$o = '';
 
diff --git a/mod/editpost.php b/mod/editpost.php
index 3081b67293..aa2c296845 100644
--- a/mod/editpost.php
+++ b/mod/editpost.php
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
 
-require_once 'include/acl_selectors.php';
-
 function editpost_content(App $a) {
 
 	$o = '';
diff --git a/mod/events.php b/mod/events.php
index 7a54056b5a..3cc2ae2b4b 100644
--- a/mod/events.php
+++ b/mod/events.php
@@ -479,8 +479,6 @@ function events_content(App $a) {
 		$fhour   = ((x($orig_event)) ? DateTimeFormat::convert($fdt, $tz, 'UTC', 'H') : '00');
 		$fminute = ((x($orig_event)) ? DateTimeFormat::convert($fdt, $tz, 'UTC', 'i') : '00');
 
-		require_once 'include/acl_selectors.php' ;
-
 		$perms = Acl::getDefaultUserPermissions($orig_event);
 
 		if ($mode === 'new' || $mode === 'copy') {
diff --git a/mod/fsuggest.php b/mod/fsuggest.php
index b0abeb2202..55f9c3231a 100644
--- a/mod/fsuggest.php
+++ b/mod/fsuggest.php
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ function fsuggest_post(App $a)
 
 function fsuggest_content(App $a)
 {
-	require_once 'include/acl_selectors.php';
-
 	if (! local_user()) {
 		notice(L10n::t('Permission denied.') . EOL);
 		return;
diff --git a/mod/group.php b/mod/group.php
index 0473e2af9f..870025074c 100644
--- a/mod/group.php
+++ b/mod/group.php
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ function group_content(App $a) {
 	}
 
 	if (($a->argc > 1) && (intval($a->argv[1]))) {
-		require_once 'include/acl_selectors.php';
 		require_once 'mod/contacts.php';
 
 		$r = q("SELECT * FROM `group` WHERE `id` = %d AND `uid` = %d AND `deleted` = 0 LIMIT 1",
diff --git a/mod/message.php b/mod/message.php
index d2980aaea1..e7d8a2080e 100644
--- a/mod/message.php
+++ b/mod/message.php
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use Friendica\Model\Mail;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Friendica\Util\Temporal;
 
-require_once 'include/acl_selectors.php';
 require_once 'include/conversation.php';
 
 function message_init(App $a)
diff --git a/mod/network.php b/mod/network.php
index f7cc167642..9e1a05a112 100644
--- a/mod/network.php
+++ b/mod/network.php
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 
 require_once 'include/conversation.php';
 require_once 'include/items.php';
-require_once 'include/acl_selectors.php';
 
 function network_init(App $a)
 {
diff --git a/mod/notes.php b/mod/notes.php
index 3b46df07da..aa239fb0e0 100644
--- a/mod/notes.php
+++ b/mod/notes.php
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ function notes_content(App $a, $update = false)
 
 	require_once 'include/security.php';
 	require_once 'include/conversation.php';
-	require_once 'include/acl_selectors.php';
 	$groups = [];
 
 
diff --git a/mod/photos.php b/mod/photos.php
index fd8f1c84c7..a34a28fc1a 100644
--- a/mod/photos.php
+++ b/mod/photos.php
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ use Friendica\Util\Map;
 use Friendica\Util\Temporal;
 
 require_once 'include/items.php';
-require_once 'include/acl_selectors.php';
 require_once 'include/security.php';
 
 function photos_init(App $a) {
diff --git a/mod/profile.php b/mod/profile.php
index 6e8de35277..830fc04c7f 100644
--- a/mod/profile.php
+++ b/mod/profile.php
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ function profile_content(App $a, $update = 0)
 
 	require_once 'include/security.php';
 	require_once 'include/conversation.php';
-	require_once 'include/acl_selectors.php';
 	require_once 'include/items.php';
 
 	$groups = [];
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 6646f1559c..1ac3f434bb 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -1000,8 +1000,6 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 	 * ACCOUNT SETTINGS
 	 */
 
-	require_once('include/acl_selectors.php');
-
 	$profile = dba::selectFirst('profile', [], ['is-default' => true, 'uid' => local_user()]);
 	if (!DBM::is_result($profile)) {
 		notice(L10n::t('Unable to find your profile. Please contact your admin.') . EOL);
diff --git a/mod/videos.php b/mod/videos.php
index 75a4d031f3..f4b8c46b1b 100644
--- a/mod/videos.php
+++ b/mod/videos.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ use Friendica\Protocol\DFRN;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 
 require_once 'include/items.php';
-require_once 'include/acl_selectors.php';
 require_once 'include/security.php';
 
 function videos_init(App $a) {
diff --git a/src/Model/Group.php b/src/Model/Group.php
index c1430642de..f48dd50431 100644
--- a/src/Model/Group.php
+++ b/src/Model/Group.php
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ class Group extends BaseObject
 		}
 
 		if ($check_dead && !$use_gcontact) {
-			require_once 'include/acl_selectors.php';
 			Contact::pruneUnavailable($return);
 		}
 		return $return;