diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
index 5cdfb68d8f..1afd120e4a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ exports.create = async function(ctx) {
     ctx.body = {
       _rev: response.rev,
       email,
-      name,
     }
   } catch (err) {
     if (err.status === 409) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js
index 94dcb6c63c..e6f6795e52 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe("/users", () => {
     })
 
     it("should apply authorization to endpoint", async () => {
-      await createUser(request, appId, "brenda", "brendas_password")
+      await createUser(request, appId, "brenda@brenda.com", "brendas_password")
       await testPermissionsForEndpoint({
         request,
         method: "GET",
@@ -62,12 +62,11 @@ describe("/users", () => {
   })
 
   describe("create", () => {
-
     it("returns a success message when a user is successfully created", async () => {
       const res = await request
         .post(`/api/users`)
         .set(defaultHeaders(appId))
-        .send({ name: "Bill", email: "bill@bill.com", password: "bills_password", accessLevelId: BUILTIN_LEVEL_IDS.POWER })
+        .send({ email: "bill@bill.com", password: "bills_password", accessLevelId: BUILTIN_LEVEL_IDS.POWER })
         .expect(200)
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
 
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ describe("/users", () => {
       await testPermissionsForEndpoint({
         request,
         method: "POST",
-        body: { name: "brandNewUser", email: "brandNewUser@user.com", password: "yeeooo", accessLevelId: BUILTIN_LEVEL_IDS.POWER },
+        body: { email: "brandNewUser@user.com", password: "yeeooo", accessLevelId: BUILTIN_LEVEL_IDS.POWER },
         url: `/api/users`,
         appId: appId,
         permName1: BUILTIN_PERMISSION_NAMES.ADMIN,