do not save user record here
diff --git a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_user_deployments.py b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_user_deployments.py
index 7110a0b..39943f7 100644
--- a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_user_deployments.py
+++ b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_user_deployments.py
@@ -96,5 +96,3 @@
         #    user_driver.create_keypair(**key_fields)
 
         user_deployment.save()
-        user = User.objects.get(id=user_deployment.user.id)
-        user.save()