diff --git a/app/modules/auth/seeders.py b/app/modules/auth/seeders.py
index 27f5e44bb..81a7708fd 100644
--- a/app/modules/auth/seeders.py
+++ b/app/modules/auth/seeders.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ def run(self):
         for user, name in zip(seeded_users, names):
             profile_data = {
                 "user_id": user.id,
-                "orcid": "",
                 "affiliation": "Some University",
                 "name": name[0],
                 "surname": name[1],