diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/tasks_controller.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/tasks_controller.py
index 1cba157d..e40bf057 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/tasks_controller.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/tasks_controller.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def task_show(process_instance_id: int, task_id: str) -> flask.wrappers.Response
 
         _munge_form_ui_schema_based_on_hidden_fields_in_task_data(task)
 
-    if task.properties and task.data and "instructionsForEndUser" in task.properties:
+    if task.properties and "instructionsForEndUser" in task.properties:
         if task.properties["instructionsForEndUser"]:
             try:
                 task.properties["instructionsForEndUser"] = _render_jinja_template(
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
index d3fd0a65..d624fec5 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class NonTaskDataBasedScriptEngineEnvironment(BasePythonScriptEngineEnvironment)
         """NonTaskDataBasedScriptEngineEnvironment."""
         self.state: Dict[str, Any] = {}
         self.non_user_defined_keys = set(
-            [*environment_globals.keys()] + ["__builtins__", "current_user"]
+            [*environment_globals.keys()] + ["__builtins__"]
         )
         super().__init__(environment_globals)
 
@@ -492,7 +492,6 @@ class ProcessInstanceProcessor:
                 subprocesses=subprocesses,
             )
             self.set_script_engine(self.bpmn_process_instance)
-            self.add_user_info_to_process_instance(self.bpmn_process_instance)
 
         except MissingSpecError as ke:
             raise ApiError(
@@ -563,17 +562,6 @@ class ProcessInstanceProcessor:
 
         return current_user
 
-    def add_user_info_to_process_instance(
-        self, bpmn_process_instance: BpmnWorkflow
-    ) -> None:
-        """Add_user_info_to_process_instance."""
-        current_user = self.current_user()
-
-        if current_user:
-            current_user_data = UserModelSchema().dump(current_user)
-            tasks = bpmn_process_instance.get_tasks(TaskState.READY)
-            for task in tasks:
-                task.data["current_user"] = current_user_data
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_bpmn_process_instance_from_workflow_spec(
@@ -1569,14 +1557,10 @@ class ProcessInstanceProcessor:
         except WorkflowTaskException as we:
             raise ApiError.from_workflow_exception("task_error", str(we), we) from we
 
-    def user_defined_task_data(self, task_data: dict) -> dict:
-        """UserDefinedTaskData."""
-        return {k: v for k, v in task_data.items() if k != "current_user"}
-
     def check_task_data_size(self) -> None:
         """CheckTaskDataSize."""
         tasks_to_check = self.bpmn_process_instance.get_tasks(TaskState.FINISHED_MASK)
-        task_data = [self.user_defined_task_data(task.data) for task in tasks_to_check]
+        task_data = [task.data for task in tasks_to_check]
         task_data_to_check = list(filter(len, task_data))
 
         try:
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
index 63c53a21..d837331f 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
@@ -174,11 +174,7 @@ class ProcessInstanceService:
                 not hasattr(spiff_task.task_spec, "lane")
                 or spiff_task.task_spec.lane is None
             ):
-                current_user = spiff_task.data["current_user"]
-                return [
-                    current_user["id"],
-                ]
-                # return [processor.process_instance_model.process_initiator_id]
+                return [processor.process_instance_model.process_initiator_id]
 
             if spiff_task.task_spec.lane not in spiff_task.data:
                 return []  # No users are assignable to the task at this moment
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_process_api.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_process_api.py
index c8fd5f6a..744ef3bc 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_process_api.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_process_api.py
@@ -1225,10 +1225,6 @@ class TestProcessApi(BaseTest):
         assert response.json["updated_at_in_seconds"] > 0
         assert response.json["status"] == "complete"
         assert response.json["process_model_identifier"] == process_model_identifier
-        assert (
-            response.json["data"]["current_user"]["username"]
-            == with_super_admin_user.username
-        )
         assert response.json["data"]["Mike"] == "Awesome"
         assert response.json["data"]["person"] == "Kevin"
 
@@ -2232,10 +2228,10 @@ class TestProcessApi(BaseTest):
         assert process_instance.status == "error"
         processor = ProcessInstanceProcessor(process_instance)
         spiff_task = processor.get_task_by_bpmn_identifier(
-            "script_task_one", processor.bpmn_process_instance
+            "script_task_two", processor.bpmn_process_instance
         )
         assert spiff_task is not None
-        assert spiff_task.data != {}
+        assert spiff_task.data == {'my_var': 'THE VAR'}
 
     def test_process_model_file_create(
         self,