diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/reviewdb/server/ReviewDb.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/reviewdb/server/ReviewDb.java
index 6668727..90cd066 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/reviewdb/server/ReviewDb.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/reviewdb/server/ReviewDb.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 package com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server;
 
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.AccountGroup;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.Relation;
@@ -91,11 +90,6 @@
 
   int FIRST_GROUP_ID = 1;
 
-  /** Next unique id for a {@link AccountGroup}. */
-  @Sequence(startWith = FIRST_GROUP_ID)
-  @Deprecated
-  int nextAccountGroupId() throws OrmException;
-
   int FIRST_CHANGE_ID = 1;
 
   /**
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/reviewdb/server/ReviewDbWrapper.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/reviewdb/server/ReviewDbWrapper.java
index 27a4e29..c420254 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/reviewdb/server/ReviewDbWrapper.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/reviewdb/server/ReviewDbWrapper.java
@@ -136,12 +136,6 @@
 
   @Override
   @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-  public int nextAccountGroupId() throws OrmException {
-    return delegate.nextAccountGroupId();
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
   public int nextChangeId() throws OrmException {
     return delegate.nextChangeId();
   }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/Sequences.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/Sequences.java
index fcf0759..70a02a8 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/Sequences.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/Sequences.java
@@ -93,11 +93,15 @@
         new RepoSequence(
             repoManager, gitRefUpdated, allProjects, NAME_CHANGES, changeSeed, changeBatchSize);
 
-    RepoSequence.Seed groupSeed = () -> nextGroupId(db.get());
     int groupBatchSize = 1;
     groupSeq =
         new RepoSequence(
-            repoManager, gitRefUpdated, allUsers, NAME_GROUPS, groupSeed, groupBatchSize);
+            repoManager,
+            gitRefUpdated,
+            allUsers,
+            NAME_GROUPS,
+            () -> ReviewDb.FIRST_GROUP_ID,
+            groupBatchSize);
 
     nextIdLatency =
         metrics.newTimer(
@@ -158,9 +162,4 @@
   private static int nextChangeId(ReviewDb db) throws OrmException {
     return db.nextChangeId();
   }
-
-  @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-  static int nextGroupId(ReviewDb db) throws OrmException {
-    return db.nextAccountGroupId();
-  }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/schema/Schema_163.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/schema/Schema_163.java
index 9eb5d5e..4b3659de 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/schema/Schema_163.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/schema/Schema_163.java
@@ -40,15 +40,13 @@
 
   @Override
   protected void migrateData(ReviewDb db, UpdateUI ui) throws OrmException, SQLException {
-    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-    RepoSequence.Seed groupSeed = db::nextAccountGroupId;
     RepoSequence groupSeq =
         new RepoSequence(
             repoManager,
             GitReferenceUpdated.DISABLED,
             allUsersName,
             Sequences.NAME_GROUPS,
-            groupSeed,
+            () -> ReviewDb.FIRST_GROUP_ID,
             1);
 
     // consume one account ID to ensure that the group sequence is initialized in NoteDb
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/DisabledReviewDb.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/DisabledReviewDb.java
index 037c452..d06beb9 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/DisabledReviewDb.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/DisabledReviewDb.java
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@
   }
 
   @Override
-  public int nextAccountGroupId() {
-    throw new Disabled();
-  }
-
-  @Override
   public int nextChangeId() {
     throw new Disabled();
   }