diff --git a/opentech/settings/base.py b/opentech/settings/base.py
index b0a799c12edd91fd9e5cfebacff031a8165d91da..92cb8905333bdf184bfc7ea2b7292a8fd612644e 100644
--- a/opentech/settings/base.py
+++ b/opentech/settings/base.py
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@ SOCIAL_AUTH_PIPELINE = (
     'social_core.pipeline.social_auth.social_uid',
     'social_core.pipeline.social_auth.auth_allowed',
     'social_core.pipeline.social_auth.social_user',
-    'social_core.pipeline.user.get_username',
     'social_core.pipeline.social_auth.associate_by_email',
     'social_core.pipeline.user.create_user',
     'social_core.pipeline.social_auth.associate_user',