diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/EditFilterDialog.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/EditFilterDialog.tsx
index 169199058..43546731f 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/EditFilterDialog.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/EditFilterDialog.tsx
@@ -243,11 +243,13 @@ export const EditFilterDialog: React.FC<IEditFilterProps> = ({
   }, [currentFilter.mode]);
 
   const criterionOptions = useMemo(() => {
-    return [...filterOptions.criterionOptions].sort((a, b) => {
-      return intl
-        .formatMessage({ id: a.messageID })
-        .localeCompare(intl.formatMessage({ id: b.messageID }));
-    });
+    return [...filterOptions.criterionOptions]
+      .filter((c) => !c.hidden)
+      .sort((a, b) => {
+        return intl
+          .formatMessage({ id: a.messageID })
+          .localeCompare(intl.formatMessage({ id: b.messageID }));
+      });
   }, [intl, filterOptions.criterionOptions]);
 
   const optionSelected = useCallback(
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/models/list-filter/criteria/criterion.ts b/ui/v2.5/src/models/list-filter/criteria/criterion.ts
index 4fbf7c03b..b55e3c1f7 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/models/list-filter/criteria/criterion.ts
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/models/list-filter/criteria/criterion.ts
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ interface ICriterionOptionsParams {
   modifierOptions?: CriterionModifier[];
   defaultModifier?: CriterionModifier;
   options?: Option[];
+  hidden?: boolean;
   makeCriterion: (
     o: CriterionOption,
     config?: ConfigDataFragment
@@ -204,6 +205,10 @@ export class CriterionOption {
   public readonly defaultModifier: CriterionModifier;
   public readonly options: Option[] | undefined;
   public readonly inputType: InputType;
+
+  // used for legacy criteria that are not shown in the UI
+  public readonly hidden: boolean = false;
+
   public readonly makeCriterionFn: (
     o: CriterionOption,
     config?: ConfigDataFragment
@@ -216,6 +221,7 @@ export class CriterionOption {
     this.defaultModifier = options.defaultModifier ?? CriterionModifier.Equals;
     this.options = options.options;
     this.inputType = options.inputType;
+    this.hidden = options.hidden ?? false;
     this.makeCriterionFn = options.makeCriterion;
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/models/list-filter/criteria/groups.ts b/ui/v2.5/src/models/list-filter/criteria/groups.ts
index 762ebf6e8..0db384c6a 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/models/list-filter/criteria/groups.ts
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/models/list-filter/criteria/groups.ts
@@ -50,5 +50,6 @@ export const LegacyMoviesCriterionOption = new CriterionOption({
   modifierOptions,
   defaultModifier,
   inputType,
+  hidden: true,
   makeCriterion: () => new GroupsCriterion(GroupsCriterionOption),
 });