diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v2/architectures_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v2/architectures_controller.rb
index cc1fa4c57cd..12cf49f1d2b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v2/architectures_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v2/architectures_controller.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ module V2
     class ArchitecturesController < V2::BaseController
       include Foreman::Controller::Parameters::Architecture
 
+      hide_taxonomy_options
+
       before_action :find_optional_nested_object
       before_action :find_resource, :only => %w{show update destroy}
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v2/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v2/base_controller.rb
index 4f62ebff798..450828b2600 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v2/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v2/base_controller.rb
@@ -168,6 +168,13 @@ def render_error(error, options = { })
         render options.merge(:template => "api/v2/errors/#{error}",
                              :layout   => 'api/v2/layouts/error_layout')
       end
+
+      def self.hide_taxonomy_options
+        resource_description do
+          param :location_id, Integer, :show => false
+          param :organization_id, Integer, :show => false
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v2/external_usergroups_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v2/external_usergroups_controller.rb
index 71102c37562..d18668da4b9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v2/external_usergroups_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v2/external_usergroups_controller.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ class ExternalUsergroupsController < V2::BaseController
       include Api::Version2
       include Foreman::Controller::Parameters::ExternalUsergroup
 
+      hide_taxonomy_options
+
       before_action :find_resource, :only => [:show, :update, :destroy, :refresh]
       before_action :find_required_nested_object, :only => [:index, :show, :create]
       after_action :refresh_external_usergroup, :only => [:create, :update, :destroy]
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v2/settings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v2/settings_controller.rb
index f1ce5fd22b7..696f9de248d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v2/settings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v2/settings_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 module Api
   module V2
     class SettingsController < V2::BaseController
+      hide_taxonomy_options
+
       before_action :find_resource, :only => %w{show update}
 
       def_param_group :setting_params do
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v2/usergroups_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v2/usergroups_controller.rb
index 0aab34c3755..f8f69ab8e10 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v2/usergroups_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v2/usergroups_controller.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ module V2
     class UsergroupsController < V2::BaseController
       include Foreman::Controller::Parameters::Usergroup
 
+      hide_taxonomy_options
+
       before_action :find_optional_nested_object
       before_action :find_resource, :only => %w{show update destroy}