diff --git a/dnet-ariadneplus-graphdb-publisher/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/elasticsearch/BulkUpload.java b/dnet-ariadneplus-graphdb-publisher/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/elasticsearch/BulkUpload.java
index d497e96..42bf1a5 100644
--- a/dnet-ariadneplus-graphdb-publisher/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/elasticsearch/BulkUpload.java
+++ b/dnet-ariadneplus-graphdb-publisher/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/elasticsearch/BulkUpload.java
@@ -89,11 +89,6 @@ public class BulkUpload {
                 if (uniqueIsPartOf != null) {
                     ace.setIsPartOf(Arrays.asList(uniqueIsPartOf));
                 }
-                //See https://support.d4science.org/issues/19481#note-1
-                if (ace.getContributor() != null) {
-                    ace.getContributor().clear();
-                    ace.setContributor(ace.getCreator());
-                }
 
                 if (ace.getSpatial()!=null) {
                     ace.getSpatial()