diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5fe79e0..45bfbe8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ Install and configure PHP FPM
 
 See [php pool directives documentation](http://php.net/manual/en/install.fpm.configuration.php)
 
-* `phpfpm_group` - (default: `www-data`)
 * `phpfpm_ping_path` - (default: `/ping`)
 * `phpfpm_ping_response` - (default: `pong`)
 * `phpfpm_pm` - (default: `ondemand`)
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 690e99c..e5985d7 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 phpfpm_version: 7.0
-phpfpm_group: www-data
 phpfpm_dir: /etc/php/{{ phpfpm_version }}/fpm
 phpfpm_dir_log: /var/log/phpfpm
 phpfpm_packages:
diff --git a/templates/pools.conf.j2 b/templates/pools.conf.j2
index 771c732..f4a88b7 100644
--- a/templates/pools.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/pools.conf.j2
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ group = users
 
 listen       = /var/run/php{{ phpfpm_version }}-fpm-{{ pool.name }}.sock
 listen.owner = {{ pool.user }}
-listen.group = {{ pool.group|default(phpfpm_group) }}
+listen.group = {{ pool.group|default(pool.user) }}
 
 pm                      = {{ pool.pm|default(phpfpm_pm) }}
 pm.max_children         = {{ pool.pm_max_children|default(phpfpm_pm_max_children) }}