diff --git a/ldapcherry/backend/backendLdap.py b/ldapcherry/backend/backendLdap.py
index 7440304..8fdf5f3 100644
--- a/ldapcherry/backend/backendLdap.py
+++ b/ldapcherry/backend/backendLdap.py
@@ -460,82 +460,12 @@
         dn = self._byte_p2(self._get_user(self._byte_p2(username), NO_ATTR))
         # delete
         if dn is not None:
-            groups = self.get_groups(username)
-            self._logger(
-                severity=logging.DEBUG,
-                msg="%(backend)s: removing user '%(user)s' from '%(group)s'" % {
-                    'user': username,
-                    'group': groups,
-                    'backend': self.backend_name
-                }
-            )
-            self.del_from_groups(username, groups)
             ldap_client.delete_s(dn)
         else:
             ldap_client.unbind_s()
             raise UserDoesntExist(username, self.backend_name)
         ldap_client.unbind_s()
 
-    def __isModify(self, username, attrs, old_attrs, attr):
-        modify = True
-        # early exit
-        if old_attrs.get(attr) is None:
-            return modify
-        # various modification checks
-        if type(old_attrs[attr]) is list:
-            if type(attrs[attr]) is list:
-                if old_attrs[attr] == attrs[attr]:
-                    self._logger(
-                        severity=logging.DEBUG,
-                        msg="%(backend)s: skipping modification of equal-attribute '%(attr)s'"
-                            "/'%(oldAttr)s' for user '%(user)s'" % {
-                                'user': username,
-                                'attr': attrs[attr],
-                                'oldAttr': old_attrs[attr],
-                                'backend': self.backend_name
-                                }
-                    )
-                    modify = False
-            if attrs[attr] in old_attrs[attr]:
-                self._logger(
-                    severity=logging.DEBUG,
-                    msg="%(backend)s: skipping modification of attribute '%(attr)s'"
-                        " for user '%(user)s' as it is contained by '%(oldAttr)s'" % {
-                            'user': username,
-                            'attr': attrs[attr],
-                            'oldAttr': old_attrs[attr],
-                            'backend': self.backend_name
-                            }
-                )
-                modify = False
-        else:
-            if type(attrs[attr]) is list:
-                if old_attrs[attr] in attrs[attr]:
-                    self._logger(
-                        severity=logging.DEBUG,
-                        msg="%(backend)s: skipping modification of contained-attribute '%(attr)s' "
-                            "for user '%(user)s'" % {
-                                'user': username,
-                                'attr': attrs[attr],
-                                'backend': self.backend_name
-                                }
-                    )
-                    modify = False
-            else:
-                if attrs[attr] == old_attrs[attr]:
-                    self._logger(
-                        severity=logging.DEBUG,
-                        msg="%(backend)s: skipping modification of equal-attribute '%(attr)s'"
-                            "/'%(oldAttr)s' for user '%(user)s'" % {
-                                'user': username,
-                                'attr': attrs[attr],
-                                'oldAttr': old_attrs[attr],
-                                'backend': self.backend_name
-                                }
-                    )
-                    modify = False
-        return modify
-
     def set_attrs(self, username, attrs):
         """ set user attributes"""
         ldap_client = self._bind()
@@ -545,20 +475,6 @@
         dn = self._byte_p2(tmp[0])
         old_attrs = tmp[1]
         for attr in attrs:
-            # skip equal attributes
-            if not self.__isModify(username, attrs, old_attrs, attr):
-                continue
-            else:
-                self._logger(
-                    severity=logging.DEBUG,
-                    msg="%(backend)s: modifying user '%(user)s':"
-                        " '%(attr)s' vs. '%(oldAttr)s'" % {
-                            'user': username,
-                            'attr': attrs[attr],
-                            'oldAttr': old_attrs.get(attr),
-                            'backend': self.backend_name
-                            }
-                )
             bcontent = self._byte_p2(attrs[attr])
             battr = self._byte_p2(attr)
             new = {battr: self._modlist(self._byte_p3(bcontent))}