diff --git a/app/controllers/api/users.php b/app/controllers/api/users.php
index 8a11fb1157..1f3958d6d0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/users.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/users.php
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ function createUser(string $hash, mixed $hashOptions, string $userId, string $em
             'memberships' => null,
             'search' => implode(' ', [$userId, $email, $name])
         ]));
-
-        return $user;
     } catch (Duplicate $th) {
         throw new Exception('Account already exists', 409, Exception::USER_ALREADY_EXISTS);
     }