diff --git a/branch.sql b/branch.sql
index e523ac5ffb..b0646873b2 100644
--- a/branch.sql
+++ b/branch.sql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 BEGIN;
 
     -------------------
-    -- participant kind
+    -- participant type
 
     CREATE TYPE participant_type AS ENUM ( 'individual'
                                          , 'group'
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ BEGIN;
                     , NEW.type
                      );
 
-    UPDATE participants SET type='open group' WHERE username_lower='gittip';
-
 
     ------------------
     -- identifications