diff --git a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl.java b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl.java
index 9aced79de..ea6378e01 100644
--- a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl.java
+++ b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl.java
@@ -271,14 +271,6 @@ public class DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl implements DescriptionTemplateServic
         if (user.getIsActive().equals(IsActive.Inactive)) throw new MyValidationException(this.errors.getDescriptionTemplateInactiveUser().getCode(), this.errors.getDescriptionTemplateInactiveUser().getMessage());
 
         event.setUserId(user.getId());
-        UserContactInfoQuery query = this.queryFactory.query(UserContactInfoQuery.class).disableTracking().userIds(user.getId());
-        query.setOrder(new Ordering().addAscending(UserContactInfo._ordinal));
-
-        if (query.count() == 0) throw new MyValidationException(this.errors.getDescriptionTemplateMissingUserContactInfo().getCode(), this.errors.getDescriptionTemplateMissingUserContactInfo().getMessage());
-        List<ContactPair> contactPairs = new ArrayList<>();
-        contactPairs.add(new ContactPair(ContactInfoType.Email, query.first().getValue()));
-        NotificationContactData contactData = new NotificationContactData(contactPairs, null, null);
-        event.setContactHint(this.jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(contactData));
         event.setNotificationType(this.notificationProperties.getDescriptionTemplateInvitationType());
         NotificationFieldData data = new NotificationFieldData();
         List<FieldInfo> fieldInfoList = new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java
index 0a5d11a45..f7858f93a 100644
--- a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java
+++ b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ import org.opencdmp.integrationevent.outbox.notification.NotifyIntegrationEvent;
 import org.opencdmp.integrationevent.outbox.notification.NotifyIntegrationEventHandler;
 import org.opencdmp.model.DmpUser;
 import org.opencdmp.model.DmpValidationResult;
-import org.opencdmp.model.UserContactInfo;
 import org.opencdmp.model.builder.DmpUserBuilder;
 import org.opencdmp.model.builder.description.DescriptionBuilder;
 import org.opencdmp.model.builder.dmp.DmpBuilder;
@@ -313,15 +312,6 @@ public class DmpServiceImpl implements DmpService {
     private void createDmpNotificationEvent(DmpEntity dmp, UserEntity user) throws InvalidApplicationException {
         NotifyIntegrationEvent event = new NotifyIntegrationEvent();
         event.setUserId(user.getId());
-        UserContactInfoQuery query = this.queryFactory.query(UserContactInfoQuery.class).disableTracking().userIds(user.getId());
-        query.setOrder(new Ordering().addAscending(UserContactInfo._ordinal));
-
-        if (query.count() == 0) throw new MyValidationException(this.errors.getDmpMissingUserContactInfo().getCode(), this.errors.getDmpMissingUserContactInfo().getMessage());
-
-        List<ContactPair> contactPairs = new ArrayList<>();
-        contactPairs.add(new ContactPair(ContactInfoType.Email, query.first().getValue()));
-        NotificationContactData contactData = new NotificationContactData(contactPairs, null, null);
-        event.setContactHint(this.jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(contactData));
 
         this.applyNotificationType(dmp.getStatus(), event);
         NotificationFieldData data = new NotificationFieldData();
@@ -1493,10 +1483,6 @@ public class DmpServiceImpl implements DmpService {
         NotifyIntegrationEvent event = new NotifyIntegrationEvent();
         event.setUserId(recipient.getId());
 
-        List<ContactPair> contactPairs = new ArrayList<>();
-        contactPairs.add(new ContactPair(ContactInfoType.Email, email));
-        NotificationContactData contactData = new NotificationContactData(contactPairs, null, null);
-        event.setContactHint(this.jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(contactData));
         event.setNotificationType(this.notificationProperties.getDmpInvitationExistingUserType());
         NotificationFieldData data = new NotificationFieldData();
         List<FieldInfo> fieldInfoList = new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/user/UserServiceImpl.java b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/user/UserServiceImpl.java
index cdf75cf87..822c4816e 100644
--- a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/user/UserServiceImpl.java
+++ b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/service/user/UserServiceImpl.java
@@ -525,11 +525,7 @@ public class UserServiceImpl implements UserService {
         
         NotifyIntegrationEvent event = new NotifyIntegrationEvent();
         event.setUserId(user.getId());
-        List<ContactPair> contactPairs = new ArrayList<>();
-        contactPairs.add(new ContactPair(ContactInfoType.Email, email));
-        NotificationContactData contactData = new NotificationContactData(contactPairs, null, null);
-        event.setContactHint(this.jsonHandlingService.toJsonSafe(contactData));
-        event.setContactTypeHint(NotificationContactType.EMAIL);
+
         event.setNotificationType(this.notificationProperties.getMergeAccountConfirmationType());
         NotificationFieldData data = new NotificationFieldData();
         List<FieldInfo> fieldInfoList = new ArrayList<>();