diff --git a/packages/openneuro-app/src/scripts/users/user-query.tsx b/packages/openneuro-app/src/scripts/users/user-query.tsx
index 36c1826e3..af8fc5cdc 100644
--- a/packages/openneuro-app/src/scripts/users/user-query.tsx
+++ b/packages/openneuro-app/src/scripts/users/user-query.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ const dummyUsers: Record<string, any> = {
     },
 };
 
-// Default user data for invalid or unknown users
 const getDefaultUser = (orcid: string) => ({
     id: 'unknown',
     name: 'Unknown User',
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ const getDefaultUser = (orcid: string) => ({
     orcid,
 });
 
-// Function to get the user based on ORCID
 const getUserByOrcid = (orcid: string) => dummyUsers[orcid] || getDefaultUser(orcid);
 
 // Helper function to validate ORCID format
diff --git a/packages/openneuro-app/src/scripts/users/user-routes.tsx b/packages/openneuro-app/src/scripts/users/user-routes.tsx
index 775ca3273..8c0ca9d84 100644
--- a/packages/openneuro-app/src/scripts/users/user-routes.tsx
+++ b/packages/openneuro-app/src/scripts/users/user-routes.tsx
@@ -10,15 +10,10 @@ import FourOThreePage from "../errors/403page";
 // Define types for the props
 interface UserRoutesProps {
     user: any;
-    error?: Error;  // Optional error prop
     hasEdit: boolean;
 }
 
-export const UserRoutes: React.FC<UserRoutesProps> = ({ user, error, hasEdit }) => {
-    if (error) {
-        throw error; // Optionally, handle error more gracefully based on your use case
-    }
-
+export const UserRoutes: React.FC<UserRoutesProps> = ({ user, hasEdit }) => {
     return (
         <Routes>
             <Route path="/*" element={<FourOFourPage />} />