diff --git a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task.py b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task.py
index 413be5e5..4012b077 100644
--- a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task.py
+++ b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task.py
@@ -22,78 +22,7 @@ class MultiInstanceType(enum.Enum):
 class Task:
     """Task."""
 
-    ##########################################################################
-    #    Custom properties and validations defined in Camunda form fields    #
-    ##########################################################################
-
-    # Custom task title
-    PROP_EXTENSIONS_TITLE = "display_name"
-    PROP_EXTENSIONS_CLEAR_DATA = "clear_data"
-
-    # Field Types
-    FIELD_TYPE_STRING = "string"
-    FIELD_TYPE_LONG = "long"
-    FIELD_TYPE_BOOLEAN = "boolean"
-    FIELD_TYPE_DATE = "date"
-    FIELD_TYPE_ENUM = "enum"
-    FIELD_TYPE_TEXTAREA = "textarea"  # textarea: Multiple lines of text
-    FIELD_TYPE_AUTO_COMPLETE = "autocomplete"
-    FIELD_TYPE_FILE = "file"
-    FIELD_TYPE_FILES = "files"  # files: Multiple files
-    FIELD_TYPE_TEL = "tel"  # tel: Phone number
-    FIELD_TYPE_EMAIL = "email"  # email: Email address
-    FIELD_TYPE_URL = "url"  # url: Website address
-
-    FIELD_PROP_AUTO_COMPLETE_MAX = (  # Not used directly, passed in from the front end.
-        "autocomplete_num"
-    )
-
-    # Required field
-    FIELD_CONSTRAINT_REQUIRED = "required"
-
-    # Field properties and expressions Expressions
-    FIELD_PROP_REPEAT = "repeat"
-    FIELD_PROP_READ_ONLY = "read_only"
-    FIELD_PROP_LDAP_LOOKUP = "ldap.lookup"
-    FIELD_PROP_READ_ONLY_EXPRESSION = "read_only_expression"
-    FIELD_PROP_HIDE_EXPRESSION = "hide_expression"
-    FIELD_PROP_REQUIRED_EXPRESSION = "required_expression"
-    FIELD_PROP_LABEL_EXPRESSION = "label_expression"
-    FIELD_PROP_REPEAT_HIDE_EXPRESSION = "repeat_hide_expression"
-    FIELD_PROP_VALUE_EXPRESSION = "value_expression"
-
-    # Enum field options
-    FIELD_PROP_SPREADSHEET_NAME = "spreadsheet.name"
-    FIELD_PROP_DATA_NAME = "data.name"
-    FIELD_PROP_VALUE_COLUMN = "value.column"
-    FIELD_PROP_LABEL_COLUMN = "label.column"
-
-    # Enum field options values pulled from task data
-
-    # Group and Repeat functions
-    FIELD_PROP_GROUP = "group"
-    FIELD_PROP_REPLEAT = "repeat"
-    FIELD_PROP_REPLEAT_TITLE = "repeat_title"
-    FIELD_PROP_REPLEAT_BUTTON = "repeat_button_label"
-
-    # File specific field properties
-    FIELD_PROP_DOC_CODE = "doc_code"  # to associate a file upload field with a doc code
-    FIELD_PROP_FILE_DATA = (  # to associate a bit of data with a specific file upload file.
-        "file_data"
-    )
-
-    # Additional properties
-    FIELD_PROP_ENUM_TYPE = "enum_type"
-    FIELD_PROP_BOOLEAN_TYPE = "boolean_type"
-    FIELD_PROP_TEXT_AREA_ROWS = "rows"
-    FIELD_PROP_TEXT_AREA_COLS = "cols"
-    FIELD_PROP_TEXT_AREA_AUTO = "autosize"
-    FIELD_PROP_PLACEHOLDER = "placeholder"
-    FIELD_PROP_DESCRIPTION = "description"
-    FIELD_PROP_MARKDOWN_DESCRIPTION = "markdown_description"
-    FIELD_PROP_HELP = "help"
-
-    ##########################################################################
+    HUMAN_TASK_TYPES = ["User Task", "Manual Task"]
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -202,20 +131,6 @@ class Task:
             "task_spiff_step": self.task_spiff_step,
         }
 
-    @classmethod
-    def valid_property_names(cls) -> list[str]:
-        """Valid_property_names."""
-        return [
-            value for name, value in vars(cls).items() if name.startswith("FIELD_PROP")
-        ]
-
-    @classmethod
-    def valid_field_types(cls) -> list[str]:
-        """Valid_field_types."""
-        return [
-            value for name, value in vars(cls).items() if name.startswith("FIELD_TYPE")
-        ]
-
     @classmethod
     def task_state_name_to_int(cls, task_state_name: str) -> int:
         task_state_integers = {v: k for k, v in TaskStateNames.items()}
diff --git a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py
index 8d7fa9d0..36d1ea77 100644
--- a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py
+++ b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from flask.app import Flask
 
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.db import db
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.spiff_logging import SpiffLoggingModel
+from spiffworkflow_backend.models.task import Task
 
 
 # flask logging formats:
@@ -218,9 +219,13 @@ class DBHandler(logging.Handler):
             bpmn_task_type = record.task_type if hasattr(record, "task_type") else None  # type: ignore
             timestamp = record.created
             message = record.msg if hasattr(record, "msg") else None
-            current_user_id = (
-                record.current_user_id if hasattr(record, "current_user_id") else None  # type: ignore
-            )
+
+            current_user_id = None
+            if bpmn_task_type in Task.HUMAN_TASK_TYPES and hasattr(
+                record, "current_user_id"
+            ):
+                current_user_id = record.current_user_id  # type: ignore
+
             spiff_step = (
                 record.spiff_step  # type: ignore
                 if hasattr(record, "spiff_step") and record.spiff_step is not None  # type: ignore
diff --git a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
index 7b74ef50..be2394dd 100644
--- a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
+++ b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
@@ -234,23 +234,6 @@ class ProcessInstanceService:
             # maybe move this out once we have the interstitial page since this is here just so we can get the next human task
             processor.do_engine_steps(save=True)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def extract_form_data(latest_data: dict, task: SpiffTask) -> dict:
-        """Extracts data from the latest_data that is directly related to the form that is being submitted."""
-        data = {}
-
-        if hasattr(task.task_spec, "form"):
-            for field in task.task_spec.form.fields:
-                if field.has_property(Task.FIELD_PROP_REPEAT):
-                    group = field.get_property(Task.FIELD_PROP_REPEAT)
-                    if group in latest_data:
-                        data[group] = latest_data[group]
-                else:
-                    value = ProcessInstanceService.get_dot_value(field.id, latest_data)
-                    if value is not None:
-                        ProcessInstanceService.set_dot_value(field.id, value, data)
-        return data
-
     @staticmethod
     def create_dot_dict(data: dict) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """Create_dot_dict."""
diff --git a/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_process_api.py b/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_process_api.py
index b3bb90df..29d1d33f 100644
--- a/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_process_api.py
+++ b/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_process_api.py
@@ -2352,7 +2352,7 @@ class TestProcessApi(BaseTest):
         assert len(response.json["results"]) == 2
 
     @pytest.mark.skipif(
-        os.environ.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_TYPE") == 'postgres',
+        os.environ.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_TYPE") == "postgres",
         reason="look at comment in tasks_controller method task_list_my_tasks",
     )
     def test_correct_user_can_get_and_update_a_task(