diff --git a/src/services/username/client.test.ts b/src/services/username/client.test.ts
index 46ac6ce9..2951bc4b 100644
--- a/src/services/username/client.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/username/client.test.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ test('username client resolves accounts through resolver', async () => {
 
 	await using primaryServer = new KeetaNetUsernameAnchorHTTPServer({
 		logger: logger,
-		providerID,
 		usernamePattern: '^[a-z]+$',
 		usernames: {
 			async resolveUsername({ username }) {
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ test('username client resolves accounts through resolver', async () => {
 
 	await using secondaryServer = new KeetaNetUsernameAnchorHTTPServer({
 		logger: logger,
-		providerID: secondaryProviderID,
 		usernames: {
 			async resolveUsername({ username }) {
 				const account = secondaryAssignedAccounts.get(username);
diff --git a/src/services/username/server.test.ts b/src/services/username/server.test.ts
index 0a08fc28..61966a6d 100644
--- a/src/services/username/server.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/username/server.test.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ const DEBUG = false;
 const logger = DEBUG ? console : undefined;
 
 test('username server resolves account and nulls', async () => {
-	const providerID = 'provider-abc';
 	const knownAccount = KeetaNet.lib.Account.fromSeed(KeetaNet.lib.Account.generateRandomSeed(), 0);
 
 	await using server = new KeetaNetUsernameAnchorHTTPServer({
 		logger: logger,
-		providerID,
 		usernames: {
 			async resolveUsername({ username }) {
 				if (username === 'alice') {
@@ -57,9 +55,7 @@ test('username server resolves account and nulls', async () => {
 }, 10_000);
 
 test('username server enforces usernamePattern when provided', async () => {
-	const providerID = 'provider-pattern';
 	await using server = new KeetaNetUsernameAnchorHTTPServer({
-		providerID,
 		usernamePattern: '^[a-z]+$',
 		usernames: {
 			async resolveUsername({ username }) {
@@ -104,9 +100,7 @@ test('username server enforces usernamePattern when provided', async () => {
 }, 10_000);
 
 test('username server enforces default validation rules', async () => {
-	const providerID = 'provider-default-validation';
 	await using server = new KeetaNetUsernameAnchorHTTPServer({
-		providerID,
 		usernames: {
 			async resolveAccount() { return(null); },
 			async resolveUsername() { return(null); }
@@ -146,7 +140,6 @@ test('username server enforces default validation rules', async () => {
 }, 10_000);
 
 test('username server validates signed transfers and release requests', async () => {
-	const providerID = 'provider-signatures';
 	const transferFromAccount = KeetaNet.lib.Account.fromSeed(KeetaNet.lib.Account.generateRandomSeed(), 0);
 	const transferToAccount = KeetaNet.lib.Account.fromSeed(KeetaNet.lib.Account.generateRandomSeed(), 0);
 	let claimCalls = 0;
@@ -157,7 +150,6 @@ test('username server validates signed transfers and release requests', async ()
 	let releaseMatchedAccount = false;
 
 	await using server = new KeetaNetUsernameAnchorHTTPServer({
-		providerID,
 		usernames: {
 			async resolveUsername() {
 				return(null);
diff --git a/src/services/username/server.ts b/src/services/username/server.ts
index b59feff0..195df1eb 100644
--- a/src/services/username/server.ts
+++ b/src/services/username/server.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ type SearchHandlerResponse = { results: KeetaUsernameAnchorUsernameWithAccount[]
 
 export interface KeetaAnchorUsernameServerConfig extends KeetaAnchorHTTPServer.KeetaAnchorHTTPServerConfig {
 	homepage?: string | (() => Promise<string> | string);
-	providerID: string;
 	usernames: {
 		resolveUsername: (input: KeetaUsernameAnchorUsernameResolutionContext) => Promise<{ account: InstanceType<typeof KeetaNet.lib.Account>; } | null>;
 		resolveAccount: (input: KeetaUsernameAnchorAccountResolutionContext) => Promise<{ username: string; } | null>;
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ export interface KeetaAnchorUsernameServerConfig extends KeetaAnchorHTTPServer.K
 export class KeetaNetUsernameAnchorHTTPServer extends KeetaAnchorHTTPServer.KeetaNetAnchorHTTPServer<KeetaAnchorUsernameServerConfig> {
 	readonly homepage: NonNullable<KeetaAnchorUsernameServerConfig['homepage']>;
 	readonly usernames: KeetaAnchorUsernameServerConfig['usernames'];
-	readonly providerID: string;
 	readonly routes: NonNullable<KeetaAnchorUsernameServerConfig['routes']>;
 	readonly #usernamePattern?: RegExp;
 
@@ -71,7 +69,6 @@ export class KeetaNetUsernameAnchorHTTPServer extends KeetaAnchorHTTPServer.Keet
 
 		this.homepage = config.homepage ?? '';
 		this.usernames = config.usernames;
-		this.providerID = config.providerID;
 		this.routes = config.routes ?? {};
 		if (config.usernamePattern !== undefined) {
 			this.#usernamePattern = normalizeUsernamePattern(config.usernamePattern);