diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/ProfileController.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/ProfileController.java
index 6fe2d64de..bbae991d4 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/ProfileController.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/ProfileController.java
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ public class ProfileController {
             getAcceptableLanguagesForRequest(containerRequestContext),
             account.getBadges(),
             isSelf),
-        isSelf ? account.getUsername().orElse(null) : null,
         account.getUuid());
   }
 
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/entities/BaseProfileResponse.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/entities/BaseProfileResponse.java
index 3782e38c1..1d3a2719c 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/entities/BaseProfileResponse.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/entities/BaseProfileResponse.java
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.entities;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
@@ -28,9 +26,6 @@ public class BaseProfileResponse {
   @JsonProperty
   private List<Badge> badges;
 
-  @JsonProperty
-  private String username;
-
   @JsonProperty
   private UUID uuid;
 
@@ -42,7 +37,6 @@ public class BaseProfileResponse {
       final boolean unrestrictedUnidentifiedAccess,
       final UserCapabilities capabilities,
       final List<Badge> badges,
-      @Nullable final String username,
       final UUID uuid) {
 
     this.identityKey = identityKey;
@@ -50,7 +44,6 @@ public class BaseProfileResponse {
     this.unrestrictedUnidentifiedAccess = unrestrictedUnidentifiedAccess;
     this.capabilities = capabilities;
     this.badges = badges;
-    this.username = username;
     this.uuid = uuid;
   }
 
@@ -74,10 +67,6 @@ public class BaseProfileResponse {
     return badges;
   }
 
-  public String getUsername() {
-    return username;
-  }
-
   public UUID getUuid() {
     return uuid;
   }
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/controllers/ProfileControllerTest.java b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/controllers/ProfileControllerTest.java
index 364c34fbf..ac51fac06 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/controllers/ProfileControllerTest.java
+++ b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/controllers/ProfileControllerTest.java
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ class ProfileControllerTest {
                               .get(BaseProfileResponse.class);
 
     assertThat(profile.getIdentityKey()).isEqualTo("bar");
-    assertThat(profile.getUsername()).isNull();
     assertThat(profile.getBadges()).hasSize(1).element(0).has(new Condition<>(
         badge -> "Test Badge".equals(badge.getName()), "has badge with expected name"));
 
@@ -236,7 +235,6 @@ class ProfileControllerTest {
                               .get(BaseProfileResponse.class);
 
     assertThat(profile.getIdentityKey()).isEqualTo("bar");
-    assertThat(profile.getUsername()).isNull();
     assertThat(profile.getUuid()).isEqualTo(AuthHelper.VALID_UUID_TWO);
     assertThat(profile.getBadges()).hasSize(1).element(0).has(new Condition<>(
         badge -> "Test Badge".equals(badge.getName()), "has badge with expected name"));
@@ -550,7 +548,6 @@ class ProfileControllerTest {
     assertThat(profile.getAvatar()).isEqualTo("profiles/validavatar");
     assertThat(profile.getBaseProfileResponse().getCapabilities().isGv2()).isFalse();
     assertThat(profile.getBaseProfileResponse().getCapabilities().isGv1Migration()).isFalse();
-    assertThat(profile.getBaseProfileResponse().getUsername()).isNull();
     assertThat(profile.getBaseProfileResponse().getUuid()).isEqualTo(AuthHelper.VALID_UUID_TWO);
     assertThat(profile.getBaseProfileResponse().getBadges()).hasSize(1).element(0).has(new Condition<>(
         badge -> "Test Badge".equals(badge.getName()), "has badge with expected name"));