diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Registration/EmailAuth/EmailAuthView.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Registration/EmailAuth/EmailAuthView.swift
index 8d9d01068..bf770c5af 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Registration/EmailAuth/EmailAuthView.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Registration/EmailAuth/EmailAuthView.swift
@@ -14,22 +14,11 @@ enum EmailAuthState {
 
 @MainActor final class EmailAuthViewModel: ObservableObject {
   @Published var loginError: LoginError?
-  @Published var emailAuthState = EmailAuthState.loading
+  @Published var emailAuthState = EmailAuthState.signIn
   @Published var potentialUsernameStatus = PotentialUsernameStatus.noUsername
   @Published var potentialUsername = ""
 
   var subscriptions = Set<AnyCancellable>()
-
-  func loadAuthState() {
-    // check tokens here to determine pending/active/no user
-    if PublicValet.hasPendingEmailVerificationToken {
-      // TODO: make network request to check status
-      // if it's now active then log in the user\
-      emailAuthState = .pendingEmailVerification
-    } else {
-      emailAuthState = .signIn
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 struct EmailAuthView: View {
@@ -70,8 +59,5 @@ struct EmailAuthView: View {
           }
       }
     }
-    .task {
-      viewModel.loadAuthState()
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Registration/EmailAuth/EmailSignupFormView.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Registration/EmailAuth/EmailSignupFormView.swift
index ff62bd52d..c3c66706d 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Registration/EmailAuth/EmailSignupFormView.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Registration/EmailAuth/EmailSignupFormView.swift
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ extension EmailAuthViewModel {
   func signUp(
     email: String,
     password: String,
-    username: String,
     fullName: String,
     authenticator: Authenticator
   ) async {
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ extension EmailAuthViewModel {
       try await authenticator.submitUserSignUp(
         email: email,
         password: password,
-        username: username,
+        username: potentialUsername,
         name: fullName
       )
       emailAuthState = .pendingEmailVerification
@@ -170,7 +169,6 @@ struct EmailSignupFormView: View {
                   await viewModel.signUp(
                     email: email,
                     password: password,
-                    username: username,
                     fullName: name,
                     authenticator: authenticator
                   )
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/Authentication/AccountCreator.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/Authentication/AccountCreator.swift
index 140ff5a4c..73e31dbb7 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/Authentication/AccountCreator.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/Authentication/AccountCreator.swift
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ public extension Authenticator {
       let params = EmailSignInParams(email: email, password: password)
       let emailAuthPayload = try await networker.submitEmailLogin(params: params)
 
-      if let authPayload = emailAuthPayload.authPayload {
+      if let authCookieString = emailAuthPayload.authCookieString, let authToken = emailAuthPayload.authToken {
+        let authPayload = AuthPayload(authCookieString: authCookieString, authToken: authToken)
         try ValetKey.authCookieString.setValue(authPayload.commentedAuthCookieString)
         try ValetKey.authToken.setValue(authPayload.authToken)
         DispatchQueue.main.async {
@@ -81,8 +82,7 @@ public extension Authenticator {
   ) async throws {
     do {
       let params = EmailSignUpParams(email: email, password: password, username: username, name: name)
-      let authPayload = try await networker.submitEmailSignUp(params: params)
-      try ValetKey.authTokenWithPendingEmail.setValue(authPayload.pendingEmailVerificationToken)
+      try await networker.submitEmailSignUp(params: params)
     } catch {
       let serverError = (error as? ServerError) ?? ServerError.unknown
       throw LoginError.make(serverError: serverError)
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/Authentication/AuthModels.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/Authentication/AuthModels.swift
index e20acb7f1..454e06b1e 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/Authentication/AuthModels.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/Authentication/AuthModels.swift
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ struct AuthPayload: Decodable {
 }
 
 struct EmailAuthPayload: Decodable {
-  let authPayload: AuthPayload?
+  let authCookieString: String?
+  let authToken: String?
   let pendingEmailVerification: Bool?
 }
 
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Networking/ServerResources/VerifyAuthProviderToken.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Networking/ServerResources/VerifyAuthProviderToken.swift
index c469dd955..0a2e4e4d7 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Networking/ServerResources/VerifyAuthProviderToken.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Networking/ServerResources/VerifyAuthProviderToken.swift
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ extension Networker {
     }
   }
 
-  func submitEmailSignUp(params: EmailSignUpParams) async throws -> PendingEmailVerificationAuthPayload {
+  func submitEmailSignUp(params: EmailSignUpParams) async throws {
     let encodedParams = (try? JSONEncoder().encode(params)) ?? Data()
 
     let urlRequest = URLRequest.create(
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ extension Networker {
       requestMethod: .post(params: encodedParams)
     )
 
-    let resource = ServerResource<PendingEmailVerificationAuthPayload>(
+    let resource = ServerResource<EmptyResponse>(
       urlRequest: urlRequest,
-      decode: PendingEmailVerificationAuthPayload.decode
+      decode: EmptyResponse.decode
     )
 
     do {
-      return try await urlSession.performRequest(resource: resource)
+      _ = try await urlSession.performRequest(resource: resource)
     } catch {
       if let error = error as? ServerError {
         throw LoginError.make(serverError: error)
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/Keychain/ValetKey.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/Keychain/ValetKey.swift
index 752279604..e4daea999 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/Keychain/ValetKey.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/Keychain/ValetKey.swift
@@ -10,15 +10,10 @@ public enum PublicValet {
   public static var authToken: String? {
     ValetKey.authToken.value()
   }
-
-  public static var hasPendingEmailVerificationToken: Bool {
-    ValetKey.authTokenWithPendingEmail.exists
-  }
 }
 
 enum ValetKey: String {
   case authToken = "app.omnivore.valet.auth-token"
-  case authTokenWithPendingEmail = "app.omnivore.valet.auth-token-with-pending-email"
   case authCookieString = "app.omnivore.valet.auth-cookie-raw-string"
   case appEnvironmentString = "app.omnivore.valet.app-environment"
 }