diff --git a/app/controllers/annotations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/annotations_controller.rb
index 9eab24b11..e75581d45 100644
--- a/app/controllers/annotations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/annotations_controller.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ class AnnotationsController < ApplicationController
     params
       .require(:annotation)
       .permit(:quote, :text, ranges: [:start, :startOffset, :end, :endOffset])
-      .merge(legislation_id: params[:legislation_id], user_id: params[:user_id])
+      .merge(legislation_id: params[:legislation_id])
   end
 end
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