diff --git a/tests/api/endpoints/test_user.py b/tests/api/endpoints/test_user.py
index 5678d51fb31..29bbf570533 100644
--- a/tests/api/endpoints/test_user.py
+++ b/tests/api/endpoints/test_user.py
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 from django.urls import reverse
 
 from seahub.test_utils import BaseTestCase
-from seahub.base.templatetags.seahub_tags import email2nickname, \
-        email2contact_email
-from seahub.profile.models import Profile, DetailedProfile
+from seahub.profile.models import Profile
 from seahub.base.accounts import UserManager
 
 
@@ -19,14 +17,8 @@ def generate_random_parammeter(min_len, max_len, param_type):
         random_nickname = ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_letters + string.digits) for _ in range(random_nickname_length))
         return random_nickname, random_nickname_length
 
-    elif param_type == 'telephone':
-        random_telephone_length = random.randint(min_len, max_len)
-        random_telephone = ''.join(random.choice(string.digits) for _ in range(random_telephone_length))
-        return random_telephone, random_telephone_length
-
     elif param_type == 'contact_email':
         random_pre_length = random.randint(1, 50)
-        random_post_length = random.randint(1, 20)
         random_contact_email = ''.join(random.choice(string.digits + string.ascii_letters) for _ in range(random_pre_length))\
             + '@' \
             + ''.join(random.choice(string.digits + string.ascii_letters) for _ in range(random_pre_length))\
@@ -43,6 +35,7 @@ def generate_random_parammeter(min_len, max_len, param_type):
         random_loginid = ''.join(random.choice(string.digits + string.ascii_letters) for _ in range(random_loginid_length))
         return random_loginid
 
+
 class AccountTest(BaseTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -57,17 +50,11 @@ def test_get_info(self):
         self.login_as(self.user)
 
         random_login_id = generate_random_parammeter(0, 0, 'login_id')
-        random_telephone, _ = generate_random_parammeter(1, 100, 'telephone')
 
         Profile.objects.add_or_update(
             self.user_name,
             login_id=random_login_id
         )
-        d_profile = DetailedProfile.objects.add_or_update(
-            self.user_name,
-            department='',
-            telephone=random_telephone
-        )
         profile = Profile.objects.get_profile_by_user(self.user_name)
 
         resp = self.client.get(self.url)
@@ -75,7 +62,6 @@ def test_get_info(self):
         assert json_resp['email'] == self.user_name
         assert json_resp['name'] == (profile.nickname if profile.nickname else '')
         assert json_resp['contact_email'] == (profile.contact_email if profile.contact_email else '')
-        assert json_resp['telephone'] == d_profile.telephone
         assert json_resp['login_id'] == profile.login_id
         assert 'list_in_address_book' in json_resp
 
@@ -103,25 +89,6 @@ def test_update_user_nickname(self):
         resp = self.client.put(self.url, data, 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
         self.assertEqual(400, resp.status_code)
 
-    def test_update_user_telephone(self):
-
-        self.login_as(self.user)
-        Profile.objects.add_or_update(self.user_name)
-        DetailedProfile.objects.add_or_update(self.user_name, department='', telephone='')
-
-        # test can successfully change telephone
-        random_telephone, _ = generate_random_parammeter(1, 100, 'telephone')
-        data = 'telephone=%s' % random_telephone
-        resp = self.client.put(self.url, data, 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
-        json_resp = json.loads(resp.content)
-        assert json_resp['telephone'] == random_telephone
-
-        # telephone too long
-        random_telephone, _ = generate_random_parammeter(101, 500, 'telephone')
-        data = 'telephone=%s' % random_telephone
-        resp = self.client.put(self.url, data, 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
-        self.assertEqual(400, resp.status_code)
-
     @patch('seahub.api2.endpoints.user.ENABLE_USER_SET_CONTACT_EMAIL', False)
     def test_update_user_contact_email_feature_disabled(self):
         self.login_as(self.user)
@@ -131,10 +98,8 @@ def test_update_user_contact_email_feature_disabled(self):
         random_contact_email = generate_random_parammeter(0, 0, 'contact_email')
         data = 'contact_email=%s' % random_contact_email
         resp = self.client.put(self.url, data, 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
-        json_resp = json.loads(resp.content)
         self.assertEqual(403, resp.status_code)
 
-
     @patch('seahub.api2.endpoints.user.ENABLE_USER_SET_CONTACT_EMAIL', True)
     def test_update_user_contact_email(self):