diff --git a/app/auth/templates/auth/register.html b/app/auth/templates/auth/register.html
index 924de075..49b934a0 100644
--- a/app/auth/templates/auth/register.html
+++ b/app/auth/templates/auth/register.html
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@
         <form method="post">
           {{ form.csrf_token }}
           <div class="card-body p-6">
-            <div class="form-group">
-              <label class="form-label">How should we call you?</label>
-              {{ form.name(class="form-control") }}
-              {{ render_field_errors(form.name) }}
-            </div>
-
             <div class="form-group">
               <label class="form-label">Email address</label>
               {{ form.email(class="form-control", type="email") }}
diff --git a/app/auth/views/register.py b/app/auth/views/register.py
index bb5b3b11..046562b9 100644
--- a/app/auth/views/register.py
+++ b/app/auth/views/register.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ class RegisterForm(FlaskForm):
     password = StringField(
         "Password", validators=[validators.DataRequired(), validators.Length(min=8)]
     )
-    name = StringField("Name", validators=[validators.DataRequired()])
 
 
 @auth_bp.route("/register", methods=["GET", "POST"])
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ def register():
             LOG.debug("create user %s", form.email.data)
             user = User.create(
                 email=form.email.data.lower(),
-                name=form.name.data,
+                name="",
                 password=form.password.data,
             )
             db.session.commit()