Index: src/bp-groups/actions/create.php
===================================================================
--- src/bp-groups/actions/create.php
+++ src/bp-groups/actions/create.php
@@ -182,10 +182,12 @@
 			setcookie( 'bp_completed_create_steps', false, time() - 3600, COOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN, is_ssl() );
 
 			// Once we completed all steps, record the group creation in the activity stream.
-			groups_record_activity( array(
-				'type' => 'created_group',
-				'item_id' => $bp->groups->new_group_id
-			) );
+			if ( bp_is_active( 'activity' ) ) {
+				groups_record_activity( array(
+					'type' => 'created_group',
+					'item_id' => $bp->groups->new_group_id
+				) );
+			}
 
 			/**
 			 * Fires after the group has been successfully created.
Index: src/bp-groups/bp-groups-functions.php
===================================================================
--- src/bp-groups/bp-groups-functions.php
+++ src/bp-groups/bp-groups-functions.php
@@ -585,11 +585,13 @@
 		$group = $bp->groups->current_group;
 
 	// Record this in activity streams.
-	groups_record_activity( array(
-		'type'    => 'joined_group',
-		'item_id' => $group_id,
-		'user_id' => $user_id,
-	) );
+	if ( bp_is_active( 'activity' ) ) {
+		groups_record_activity( array(
+			'type'    => 'joined_group',
+			'item_id' => $group_id,
+			'user_id' => $user_id,
+		) );
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Fires after a user joins a group.
Index: src/bp-groups/screens/user/invites.php
===================================================================
--- src/bp-groups/screens/user/invites.php
+++ src/bp-groups/screens/user/invites.php
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@
 
 			bp_core_add_message( sprintf( __( 'Group invite accepted. Visit %s.', 'buddypress' ), bp_get_group_link( $group ) ) );
 
-			groups_record_activity( array(
-				'type'    => 'joined_group',
-				'item_id' => $group->id
-			) );
+			if ( bp_is_active( 'activity' ) ) {
+				groups_record_activity( array(
+					'type'    => 'joined_group',
+					'item_id' => $group->id
+				) );
+			}
 		}
 
 		if ( isset( $_GET['redirect_to'] ) ) {
Index: src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/groups/ajax.php
===================================================================
--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/groups/ajax.php
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/groups/ajax.php
@@ -107,12 +107,14 @@
 				);
 
 			} else {
-				groups_record_activity(
-					array(
-						'type'    => 'joined_group',
-						'item_id' => $group->id,
-					)
-				);
+				if ( bp_is_active( 'activity' ) ) {
+					groups_record_activity(
+						array(
+							'type'    => 'joined_group',
+							'item_id' => $group->id,
+						)
+					);
+				}
 
 				// User is now a member of the group
 				$group->is_member = '1';