diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/auth.ts b/backend/src/controllers/auth.ts
index d8eaade5..ca79da59 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/auth.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/auth.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ import { UnauthorizedException } from '../exceptions/unauthorized-exception.js';
 import { getLogger } from '../logging/initalize.js';
 import { AuthenticatedRequest } from '../middleware/auth/authenticated-request.js';
 import { envVars, getEnvVar } from '../util/envVars.js';
-import { createOrUpdateStudent, createStudent } from '../services/students.js';
-import { AuthenticationInfo } from '../middleware/auth/authentication-info.js';
+import { createOrUpdateStudent } from '../services/students.js';
 import { Request, Response } from 'express';
-import { createOrUpdateTeacher, createTeacher } from '../services/teachers.js';
+import { createOrUpdateTeacher } from '../services/teachers.js';
 
 interface FrontendIdpConfig {
     authority: string;
@@ -45,31 +44,6 @@ export function handleGetFrontendAuthConfig(_req: Request, res: Response): void
     res.json(getFrontendAuthConfig());
 }
 
-export async function handleHello(req: AuthenticatedRequest): Promise<void> {
-    const auth: AuthenticationInfo = req.auth!;
-    if (auth.accountType === 'teacher') {
-        await createTeacher(
-            {
-                id: auth.username,
-                username: auth.username,
-                firstName: auth.firstName ?? '',
-                lastName: auth.lastName ?? '',
-            },
-            true
-        );
-    } else {
-        await createStudent(
-            {
-                id: auth.username,
-                username: auth.username,
-                firstName: auth.firstName ?? '',
-                lastName: auth.lastName ?? '',
-            },
-            true
-        );
-    }
-}
-
 export async function postHelloHandler(req: AuthenticatedRequest, res: Response): Promise<void> {
     const auth = req.auth;
     if (!auth) {
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/auth.ts b/backend/src/routes/auth.ts
index a7bd5497..b71b418d 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/auth.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/auth.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 import express from 'express';
-import { handleGetFrontendAuthConfig, handleHello, postHelloHandler } from '../controllers/auth.js';
+import { handleGetFrontendAuthConfig, postHelloHandler } from '../controllers/auth.js';
 import { authenticatedOnly, studentsOnly, teachersOnly } from '../middleware/auth/checks/auth-checks.js';
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
 // Returns auth configuration for frontend
-router.get('/config', handleGetFrontendAuthConfig);
-
-// This endpoint is called by the client when the user has just logged in.
-// It creates or updates the user entity based on the authentication data the endpoint was called with.
-router.post('/hello', authenticatedOnly, handleHello);
+router.get('/config', handleGetFrontendAuthConfig)
 
 router.get('/testAuthenticatedOnly', authenticatedOnly, (_req, res) => {
     /* #swagger.security = [{ "student": [ ] }, { "teacher": [ ] }] */
@@ -26,6 +22,8 @@ router.get('/testTeachersOnly', teachersOnly, (_req, res) => {
     res.json({ message: 'If you see this, you should be a teacher!' });
 });
 
+// This endpoint is called by the client when the user has just logged in.
+// It creates or updates the user entity based on the authentication data the endpoint was called with.
 router.post('/hello', authenticatedOnly, postHelloHandler);
 
 export default router;