diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/users/api.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/users/api.py
index ff9ade31ac7..623d4f44396 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/users/api.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/users/api.py
@@ -52,19 +52,20 @@
     "description": "description",
     "thumbnail": "thumbnail",
     "accessRights": "access_rights",
-    "inclusionRules": "inclusion_rules",
 }
 
 
 def _convert_groups_db_to_schema(
     db_row: RowProxy, *, prefix: str | None = "", **kwargs
 ) -> dict:
+    # NOTE: Deprecated. has to be replaced with
     converted_dict = {
         k: db_row[f"{prefix}{v}"]
         for k, v in _GROUPS_SCHEMA_TO_DB.items()
         if f"{prefix}{v}" in db_row
     }
     converted_dict.update(**kwargs)
+    converted_dict["inclusionRules"] = {}
     return converted_dict