diff --git a/pkg/service/v0/service.go b/pkg/service/v0/service.go
index 1fe5af339..4c600471b 100644
--- a/pkg/service/v0/service.go
+++ b/pkg/service/v0/service.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package svc
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"strings"
-
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis-pkg/v2/middleware"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis-settings/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis-settings/pkg/proto/v0"
@@ -119,6 +117,5 @@ func getFailsafeIdentifier(c context.Context, identifier *proto.Identifier) *pro
 			identifier.AccountUuid = ownAccountUUID
 		}
 	}
-	identifier.AccountUuid = strings.ToLower(identifier.AccountUuid)
 	return identifier
 }