diff --git a/core/com.b2international.snowowl.core/src/com/b2international/snowowl/core/branch/ValidationCleanupService.java b/core/com.b2international.snowowl.core/src/com/b2international/snowowl/core/branch/ValidationCleanupService.java
index 2f2f5b48fd..08b3e514a9 100644
--- a/core/com.b2international.snowowl.core/src/com/b2international/snowowl/core/branch/ValidationCleanupService.java
+++ b/core/com.b2international.snowowl.core/src/com/b2international/snowowl/core/branch/ValidationCleanupService.java
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ public void scheduleStaleIssueRemoval(ServiceProvider context, List<String> reso
 		JobRequests.prepareSchedule()
 			.setRequest(request)
 			.setDescription(description)
-			.setUser(context.service(User.class).getUserId())
 			.setAutoClean(true)
 			.setSchedulingRule(VALIDATION_ISSUE_CLEANUP_RULE)
 			.build()