diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/instance.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/instance.js
index eb7b205240..02697bb9a0 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/instance.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/instance.js
@@ -18,30 +18,7 @@ exports.create = async function(ctx) {
       clientId,
       applicationId: appId,
     },
-    views: {
-      by_username: {
-        map: function(doc) {
-          if (doc.type === "user") {
-            emit([doc.username], doc._id)
-          }
-        }.toString(),
-      },
-      by_type: {
-        map: function(doc) {
-          emit([doc.type], doc._id)
-        }.toString(),
-      },
-      by_automation_trigger: {
-        map: function(doc) {
-          if (doc.type === "automation") {
-            const trigger = doc.definition.trigger
-            if (trigger) {
-              emit([trigger.event], trigger)
-            }
-          }
-        }.toString(),
-      },
-    },
+    views: {},
   })
 
   // Add the new instance under the app clientDB
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/automation.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/automation.spec.js
index d7a7200f9a..804979dac9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/automation.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/automation.spec.js
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ const {
   destroyDocument,
   builderEndpointShouldBlockNormalUsers
 } = require("./couchTestUtils")
+let { generateAutomationID } = require("../../../db/utils")
 
 const { delay } = require("./testUtils")
 
 const MAX_RETRIES = 4
+const AUTOMATION_ID = generateAutomationID()
 const TEST_AUTOMATION = {
-  _id: "Test Automation",
+  _id: AUTOMATION_ID,
   name: "My Automation",
   pageId: "123123123",
   screenId: "kasdkfldsafkl",
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ describe("/automations", () => {
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200)
 
-        expect(res.body.message).toEqual("Automation Test Automation updated successfully.")
+        expect(res.body.message).toEqual(`Automation ${AUTOMATION_ID} updated successfully.`)
         expect(res.body.automation.name).toEqual("Updated Name")
     })
   })