diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/user/create.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/user/create.rs
index c84bd0a50..71e36c925 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/user/create.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/user/create.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use lemmy_api_common::{
   person::{LoginResponse, Register},
   utils::{
     generate_inbox_url,
-    generate_local_apub_endpoint,
     generate_shared_inbox_url,
     honeypot_check,
     local_site_to_slur_regex,
@@ -97,11 +96,6 @@ pub async fn register(
 
   let actor_keypair = generate_actor_keypair()?;
   is_valid_actor_name(&data.username, local_site.actor_name_max_length as usize)?;
-  let actor_id = generate_local_apub_endpoint(
-    EndpointType::Person,
-    &data.username,
-    &context.settings().get_protocol_and_hostname(),
-  )?;
 
   if let Some(email) = &data.email {
     if LocalUser::is_email_taken(&mut context.pool(), email).await? {
@@ -113,7 +107,6 @@ pub async fn register(
 
   // Register the new person
   let person_form = PersonInsertForm {
-    actor_id: Some(actor_id.clone()),
     inbox_url: Some(generate_inbox_url(&actor_id)?),
     shared_inbox_url: Some(generate_shared_inbox_url(context.settings())?),
     private_key: Some(actor_keypair.private_key),