diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
index 66cde54fd6..1214ad43cb 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ exports.create = async function(ctx) {
   const newApplication = {
     _id: appId,
     type: "app",
-    userInstanceMap: {},
     version: packageJson.version,
     componentLibraries: ["@budibase/standard-components"],
     name: ctx.request.body.name,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
index da0adff895..ba6adeb060 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@ exports.create = async function(ctx) {
 
   const response = await db.post(user)
 
-  const app = await db.get(ctx.user.appId)
-  app.userInstanceMap = {
-    ...app.userInstanceMap,
-    [username]: ctx.user.appId,
-  }
-  await db.put(app)
-
   ctx.status = 200
   ctx.message = "User created successfully."
   ctx.userId = response._id