diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/clarin/ClarinUserRegistration.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/clarin/ClarinUserRegistration.java
index 8c8fd8def9b6..a3e3666a01f4 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/clarin/ClarinUserRegistration.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/clarin/ClarinUserRegistration.java
@@ -28,12 +28,8 @@
 @Table(name = "user_registration")
 public class ClarinUserRegistration implements ReloadableEntity<Integer> {
 
-    // Anonymous user
     public static final String ANONYMOUS_USER_REGISTRATION = "anonymous";
 
-    // Registered user without organization
-    public static final String UNKNOWN_USER_REGISTRATION = "Unknown";
-
     private static Logger log = org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager.getLogger(ClarinUserRegistration.class);
 
     @Id
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/EPersonRestRepository.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/EPersonRestRepository.java
index 2d381a6abb55..8dd6ed90b1b0 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/EPersonRestRepository.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/EPersonRestRepository.java
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
  */
 package org.dspace.app.rest.repository;
 
-import static org.dspace.content.clarin.ClarinUserRegistration.UNKNOWN_USER_REGISTRATION;
-
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -37,8 +35,6 @@
 import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
 import org.dspace.authorize.service.AuthorizeService;
 import org.dspace.authorize.service.ValidatePasswordService;
-import org.dspace.content.clarin.ClarinUserRegistration;
-import org.dspace.content.service.clarin.ClarinUserRegistrationService;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
 import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
 import org.dspace.eperson.EmptyWorkflowGroupException;
@@ -83,9 +79,6 @@ public class EPersonRestRepository extends DSpaceObjectRestRepository<EPerson, E
     @Autowired
     private RegistrationDataService registrationDataService;
 
-    @Autowired
-    ClarinUserRegistrationService clarinUserRegistrationService;
-
     private final EPersonService es;
 
 
@@ -142,14 +135,6 @@ private EPerson createEPersonFromRestObject(Context context, EPersonRest eperson
             }
             es.update(context, eperson);
             metadataConverter.setMetadata(context, eperson, epersonRest.getMetadata());
-
-            // Create user registration
-            ClarinUserRegistration clarinUserRegistration = new ClarinUserRegistration();
-            clarinUserRegistration.setOrganization(UNKNOWN_USER_REGISTRATION);
-            clarinUserRegistration.setConfirmation(true);
-            clarinUserRegistration.setEmail(eperson.getEmail());
-            clarinUserRegistration.setPersonID(eperson.getID());
-            clarinUserRegistrationService.create(context, clarinUserRegistration);
         } catch (SQLException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e.getMessage(), e);
         }
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/EPersonRestRepositoryIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/EPersonRestRepositoryIT.java
index 0f635e90a909..8c7f80e5fb59 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/EPersonRestRepositoryIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/EPersonRestRepositoryIT.java
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.patch.ReplaceOperation;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.test.AbstractControllerIntegrationTest;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.test.MetadataPatchSuite;
-import org.dspace.builder.ClarinUserRegistrationBuilder;
 import org.dspace.builder.CollectionBuilder;
 import org.dspace.builder.CommunityBuilder;
 import org.dspace.builder.EPersonBuilder;
@@ -121,8 +120,6 @@ public void createTest() throws Exception {
 
         AtomicReference<UUID> idRef = new AtomicReference<UUID>();
         AtomicReference<UUID> idRefNoEmbeds = new AtomicReference<UUID>();
-        AtomicReference<Integer> idRefUserDataReg = new AtomicReference<Integer>();
-        AtomicReference<Integer> idRefUserDataFullReg = new AtomicReference<Integer>();
 
         String authToken = getAuthToken(admin.getEmail(), password);
 
@@ -158,51 +155,11 @@ public void createTest() throws Exception {
                 .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$", HalMatcher.matchNoEmbeds()))
                 .andDo(result -> idRefNoEmbeds
-                        .set(UUID.fromString(read(result.getResponse().getContentAsString(), "$.id"))));
-
-        // Check that the user registration for test data user has been created
-        getClient(authToken).perform(get("/api/core/clarinuserregistration/search/byEPerson")
-                        .param("userUUID", String.valueOf(idRef.get()))
-                        .contentType(contentType))
-                .andExpect(status().isOk())
-                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(1)))
-                .andExpect(jsonPath(
-                        "$._embedded.clarinuserregistrations[0].id", is(not(empty()))))
-                .andExpect(jsonPath(
-                        "$._embedded.clarinuserregistrations[0].email", is("createtest@example.com")))
-                .andExpect(jsonPath(
-                        "$._embedded.clarinuserregistrations[0].confirmation", is(true)))
-                .andExpect(jsonPath(
-                        "$._embedded.clarinuserregistrations[0].ePersonID", is(idRef.get().toString())))
-                .andDo(result -> idRefUserDataReg
-                        .set(read(result.getResponse().getContentAsString(),
-                                "$._embedded.clarinuserregistrations[0].id")));
-
-            // Check that the user registration for test data full user has been created
-            getClient(authToken).perform(get("/api/core/clarinuserregistration/search/byEPerson")
-                            .param("userUUID", String.valueOf(idRefNoEmbeds.get()))
-                            .contentType(contentType))
-                    .andExpect(status().isOk())
-                    .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page.totalElements", is(1)))
-                    .andExpect(jsonPath(
-                            "$._embedded.clarinuserregistrations[0].id", is(not(empty()))))
-                    .andExpect(jsonPath(
-                            "$._embedded.clarinuserregistrations[0].email",
-                            is("createtestfull@example.com")))
-                    .andExpect(jsonPath(
-                            "$._embedded.clarinuserregistrations[0].confirmation", is(true)))
-                    .andExpect(jsonPath(
-                            "$._embedded.clarinuserregistrations[0].ePersonID",
-                            is(idRefNoEmbeds.get().toString())))
-                    .andDo(result -> idRefUserDataFullReg
-                            .set(read(result.getResponse().getContentAsString(),
-                                    "$._embedded.clarinuserregistrations[0].id")));
+                        .set(UUID.fromString(read(result.getResponse().getContentAsString(), "$.id"))));;
 
         } finally {
             EPersonBuilder.deleteEPerson(idRef.get());
             EPersonBuilder.deleteEPerson(idRefNoEmbeds.get());
-            ClarinUserRegistrationBuilder.deleteClarinUserRegistration(idRefUserDataReg.get());
-            ClarinUserRegistrationBuilder.deleteClarinUserRegistration(idRefUserDataFullReg.get());
         }
     }