diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index 8d7799f63..50ae42418 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -2492,7 +2492,7 @@ class Contact
 		$contact_id = $contact['id'];
 		$result['cid'] = $contact_id;
 
-		Group::addMember(User::getDefaultGroup($uid, $contact["network"]), $contact_id);
+		Group::addMember(User::getDefaultGroup($uid), $contact_id);
 
 		// Update the avatar
 		self::updateAvatar($contact_id, $ret['photo']);
@@ -2699,7 +2699,7 @@ class Contact
 					DI::intro()->save($intro);
 				}
 
-				Group::addMember(User::getDefaultGroup($importer['uid'], $contact_record["network"]), $contact_record['id']);
+				Group::addMember(User::getDefaultGroup($importer['uid']), $contact_record['id']);
 
 				if (($user['notify-flags'] & Notification\Type::INTRO) &&
 					in_array($user['page-flags'], [User::PAGE_FLAGS_NORMAL])) {
diff --git a/src/Model/User.php b/src/Model/User.php
index c43209b22..736612b0d 100644
--- a/src/Model/User.php
+++ b/src/Model/User.php
@@ -481,13 +481,12 @@ class User
 	/**
 	 * Returns the default group for a given user and network
 	 *
-	 * @param int    $uid     User id
-	 * @param string $network network name
+	 * @param int $uid User id
 	 *
 	 * @return int group id
 	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
-	public static function getDefaultGroup($uid, $network = '')
+	public static function getDefaultGroup($uid)
 	{
 		$user = DBA::selectFirst('user', ['def_gid'], ['uid' => $uid]);
 		if (DBA::isResult($user)) {