diff --git a/backend/routes_default.py b/backend/routes_default.py
index 6b4eba1e78bdbe207d0137e5ca5e91b1bd540882..02b0c9c48c6addad96d007e51a5e803df3efbe0b 100644
--- a/backend/routes_default.py
+++ b/backend/routes_default.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def register():
                 # This will login the user and store a remember me cookie on the clients machine.
                 login_user(user, remember=False)
                 
-                user = current_app.security.datastore.find_user(username=_validated_username)   
+                # user = current_app.security.datastore.find_user(username=_validated_username)   
                 # User successfully registered, confidential data should be sent here or when the user
                 # performs API calls to protected endpoints.
                 return jsonify(success=True)