diff --git a/homeassistant/components/light/hue.py b/homeassistant/components/light/hue.py
index 6f4e948adea..fe7dd765d01 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/light/hue.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/light/hue.py
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ SCENE_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
 })
 
 ATTR_IS_HUE_GROUP = "is_hue_group"
-GROUP_NAME_ALL_HUE_LIGHTS = "All Hue Lights"
 
 CONFIG_INSTRUCTIONS = """
 Press the button on the bridge to register Philips Hue with Home Assistant.
@@ -210,21 +209,6 @@ def setup_bridge(host, hass, add_devices, filename, allow_unreachable,
             _LOGGER.error("Got unexpected result from Hue API")
             return
 
-        if not skip_groups:
-            # Group ID 0 is a special group in the hub for all lights, but it
-            # is not returned by get_api() so explicitly get it and include it.
-            # See https://developers.meethue.com/documentation/
-            #               groups-api#21_get_all_groups
-            _LOGGER.debug("Getting group 0 from bridge")
-            all_lights = bridge.get_group(0)
-            if not isinstance(all_lights, dict):
-                _LOGGER.error("Got unexpected result from Hue API for group 0")
-                return
-            # Hue hub returns name of group 0 as "Group 0", so rename
-            # for ease of use in HA.
-            all_lights['name'] = GROUP_NAME_ALL_HUE_LIGHTS
-            api_groups["0"] = all_lights
-
         new_lights = []
 
         api_name = api.get('config').get('name')