diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index eceebd7b..47373e8f 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 * `importMetaData` bug fix when given duplicate names to exit and warn user properly.
 * `redcapUserRoleStructure` allows new `alerts`, `api_modules`, and `data_quality_resolution` attributes.
 * `exportUsers` properly handles the columns random_setup, random_dashboard and random_perform.
+* `importUsers` data_access_group is no longer excluded from user import. This caused issues with removing DAG assignments on imports.
 
 ## DEPRECATION NOTICES
 
diff --git a/R/prepUserImportData.R b/R/prepUserImportData.R
index e6b6e6b1..68ad5be2 100644
--- a/R/prepUserImportData.R
+++ b/R/prepUserImportData.R
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ prepUserImportData <- function(data,
   # Remove fields that cannot be updated
 
   fields_to_remove <- c("email", "lastname", "firstname",
-                        "data_access_group_id", "data_access_group") #?, "data_access_groups")
+                        "data_access_group_id")
   data <- data[!names(data) %in% fields_to_remove]
 
   # Convert values to numeric