diff --git a/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/nostr-signin-modal.tsx b/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/nostr-signin-modal.tsx
index 91b91d964a..c6ed261960 100644
--- a/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/nostr-signin-modal.tsx
+++ b/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/nostr-signin-modal.tsx
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ import ExtensionStep from './steps/extension-step';
 import IdentityStep from './steps/identity-step';
 import KeyStep from './steps/key-step';
 import KeygenStep from './steps/keygen-step';
-import RegisterStep from './steps/register-step';
 
-type Step = 'extension' | 'identity' | 'key' | 'keygen' | 'account' | 'register';
+type Step = 'extension' | 'identity' | 'key' | 'keygen' | 'account';
 
 interface INostrSigninModal {
   onClose: (type?: string) => void;
@@ -33,8 +32,6 @@ const NostrSigninModal: React.FC<INostrSigninModal> = ({ onClose }) => {
       return <KeygenStep setAccountId={setAccountId} setSigner={setSigner} setStep={setStep} onClose={handleClose} />;
     case 'account':
       return <AccountStep accountId={accountId!} setStep={setStep}  onClose={handleClose} />;
-    case 'register':
-      return <RegisterStep onClose={handleClose} />;
     default:
       return null;
   }
diff --git a/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/steps/account-step.tsx b/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/steps/account-step.tsx
index 28bd9d6b10..712e8911a8 100644
--- a/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/steps/account-step.tsx
+++ b/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/steps/account-step.tsx
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ const AccountStep: React.FC<IAccountStep> = ({ accountId, setStep, onClose }) =>
   const { account } = useAccount(accountId);
   const instance = useInstance();
 
-  const isBech32 = useMemo(
-    () => n.bech32().safeParse(account?.acct).success,
+  const username = useMemo(
+    () => n.bech32().safeParse(account?.acct).success ? account?.acct.slice(0, 13) : account?.acct,
     [account?.acct],
   );
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const AccountStep: React.FC<IAccountStep> = ({ accountId, setStep, onClose }) =>
 
             <Tooltip text={account.nostr.npub ?? account.acct}>
               <Text size='sm' theme='muted' align='center' truncate>
-                {isBech32 ? account.acct.slice(0, 13) : account.acct}
+                {username}
               </Text>
             </Tooltip>
           </Stack>
diff --git a/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/steps/register-step.tsx b/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/steps/register-step.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e6cdbc5e1..0000000000
--- a/src/features/ui/components/modals/nostr-signin-modal/steps/register-step.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
-
-import { Stack, Modal } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
-
-interface IRegisterStep {
-  onClose(): void;
-}
-
-const RegisterStep: React.FC<IRegisterStep> = ({ onClose }) => {
-  return (
-    <Modal title={<FormattedMessage id='nostr_signin.register.title' defaultMessage='Create account' />} onClose={onClose}>
-      <Stack space={3}>
-        register step
-      </Stack>
-    </Modal>
-  );
-};
-
-export default RegisterStep;