diff --git a/django/cantusdb_project/main_app/management/commands/merge_indexer_user.py b/django/cantusdb_project/main_app/management/commands/merge_indexer_user.py
index 435506bd3..4a70a8962 100644
--- a/django/cantusdb_project/main_app/management/commands/merge_indexer_user.py
+++ b/django/cantusdb_project/main_app/management/commands/merge_indexer_user.py
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
             # set all users to be non-indexer first
             # those listed as indexers on old Cantus will have this adjusted to True
             user.is_indexer = False
-            # do not use the existing "name" property, 
-            # because for some reason, the first/last names can have trailing spaces
-            # TODO: populate the full_name field and remove the "name" property
             if user.first_name or user.last_name:
                 user.full_name = f"{user.first_name.strip()} {user.last_name.strip()}"
             else:
diff --git a/django/cantusdb_project/users/models.py b/django/cantusdb_project/users/models.py
index 560b62286..78df1cf2e 100644
--- a/django/cantusdb_project/users/models.py
+++ b/django/cantusdb_project/users/models.py
@@ -26,16 +26,9 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
 
     objects = CustomUserManager()
 
-    @property
-    def name(self):
+    def __str__(self):
         if self.full_name:
             return self.full_name
-        elif self.first_name and self.last_name:
-            return f'{self.first_name} {self.last_name}'
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        if self.name:
-            return self.name
         else:
             return self.email