diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/budget_groups_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/budget_groups_controller.rb
index caeb3c9f3..512e2bfcd 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/budget_groups_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/budget_groups_controller.rb
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ class Admin::BudgetGroupsController < Admin::BaseController
   feature_flag :budgets
 
   def create
-    @budget = Budget.find params[:budget_id]
+    @budget = Budget.find(params[:budget_id])
     @budget.groups.create(budget_group_params)
     @groups = @budget.groups.includes(:headings)
   end
 
   def update
-    @group = @budget.groups.by_slug(params[:id]).first
+    @budget = Budget.find(params[:budget_id])
+    @group = @budget.groups.find(params[:id])
     @group.update(budget_group_params)
   end
 
@@ -19,8 +20,4 @@ class Admin::BudgetGroupsController < Admin::BaseController
       params.require(:budget_group).permit(:name)
     end
 
-    def load_budget
-      @budget = Budget.find_by(slug: params[:budget_id]) || Budget.find_by(id: params[:budget_id])
-    end
-
 end
diff --git a/app/models/budget/group.rb b/app/models/budget/group.rb
index 6dc7ba61d..a32c7c90d 100644
--- a/app/models/budget/group.rb
+++ b/app/models/budget/group.rb
@@ -10,27 +10,15 @@ class Budget
     validates :name, presence: true, uniqueness: { scope: :budget }
     validates :slug, presence: true, format: /\A[a-z0-9\-_]+\z/
 
-    scope :by_slug, ->(slug) { where(slug: slug) }
-
-    before_save :strip_name
-
-    def to_param
-      slug
-    end
-
     def single_heading_group?
       headings.count == 1
     end
 
-    def generate_slug?
-      slug.nil? || budget.drafting?
-    end
-
     private
 
-    def strip_name
-      self.name = self.name.strip
-    end
+      def generate_slug?
+        slug.nil? || budget.drafting?
+      end
 
   end
 end