diff --git a/src/providers/steem/auth.js b/src/providers/steem/auth.js
index bcdcfb77c..485bc365b 100644
--- a/src/providers/steem/auth.js
+++ b/src/providers/steem/auth.js
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ export const login = async (username, password, isPinCodeOpen) => {
 
   let jsonMetadata;
   try {
-    jsonMetadata =
-      JSON.parse(account.posting_json_metadata) || JSON.parse(account.json_metadata) || '';
+    jsonMetadata = JSON.parse(account.posting_json_metadata) || '';
   } catch (err) {
     jsonMetadata = '';
   }
@@ -124,8 +123,7 @@ export const loginWithSC2 = async (code, isPinCodeOpen) => {
   return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
     let jsonMetadata;
     try {
-      jsonMetadata =
-        JSON.parse(account.posting_json_metadata) || JSON.parse(account.json_metadata) || '';
+      jsonMetadata = JSON.parse(account.posting_json_metadata) || '';
       if (Object.keys(jsonMetadata).length !== 0) {
         avatar = jsonMetadata.profile.profile_image || '';
       }
diff --git a/src/providers/steem/dsteem.js b/src/providers/steem/dsteem.js
index 5f7b7f893..3edfdac66 100644
--- a/src/providers/steem/dsteem.js
+++ b/src/providers/steem/dsteem.js
@@ -201,11 +201,9 @@ export const getUser = async (user) => {
       get(globalProperties, 'total_vesting_fund_steem', globalProperties.total_vesting_fund_hive),
     );
 
-    if (has(_account, 'posting_json_metadata') || has(_account, 'json_metadata')) {
+    if (has(_account, 'posting_json_metadata')) {
       try {
-        _account.about =
-          JSON.parse(get(_account, 'posting_json_metadata')) ||
-          JSON.parse(get(_account, 'json_metadata'));
+        _account.about = JSON.parse(get(_account, 'posting_json_metadata'));
       } catch (e) {
         //alert(e);
         _account.about = {};