diff --git a/group/index.php b/group/index.php
index bee224799fd..a00a2cea0a9 100644
--- a/group/index.php
+++ b/group/index.php
@@ -214,12 +214,14 @@ echo '</table>'."\n";
 echo '</div>'."\n";
 echo '</form>'."\n";
 
-echo '<script type="text/javascript">'."\n";
-echo '//<![CDATA['."\n";
-echo 'var groupsCombo = new UpdatableGroupsCombo("'.$CFG->wwwroot.'", '.$course->id.');'."\n";
-echo 'var membersCombo = new UpdatableMembersCombo("'.$CFG->wwwroot.'", '.$course->id.');'."\n";
-echo '//]]>'."\n";
-echo '</script>'."\n";
+if (ajaxenabled()) {
+    echo '<script type="text/javascript">'."\n";
+    echo '//<![CDATA['."\n";
+    echo 'var groupsCombo = new UpdatableGroupsCombo("'.$CFG->wwwroot.'", '.$course->id.');'."\n";
+    echo 'var membersCombo = new UpdatableMembersCombo("'.$CFG->wwwroot.'", '.$course->id.');'."\n";
+    echo '//]]>'."\n";
+    echo '</script>'."\n";
+}
 
 print_footer($course);
 
@@ -256,4 +258,4 @@ function groups_param_action($prefix = 'act_') {
     return $action;
 }
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>