diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DeactivateUsersIT.java b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DeactivateUsersIT.java
index 374a19f453d..de2a1d422c0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DeactivateUsersIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DeactivateUsersIT.java
@@ -141,22 +141,12 @@ public void testDeactivateUser() {
 
     @Test
     public void testDeactivateUserById() {
-
-        Response createSuperuser = UtilIT.createRandomUser();
-        createSuperuser.then().assertThat().statusCode(OK.getStatusCode());
-        String superuserUsername = UtilIT.getUsernameFromResponse(createSuperuser);
-        String superuserApiToken = UtilIT.getApiTokenFromResponse(createSuperuser);
-        Response toggleSuperuser = UtilIT.makeSuperUser(superuserUsername);
-        toggleSuperuser.then().assertThat()
-                .statusCode(OK.getStatusCode());
-
+        
         Response createUser = UtilIT.createRandomUser();
         createUser.prettyPrint();
         createUser.then().assertThat().statusCode(OK.getStatusCode());
-        String username = UtilIT.getUsernameFromResponse(createUser);
-        Long userId = JsonPath.from(createUser.body().asString()).getLong("data.user.id");
-        String apiToken = UtilIT.getApiTokenFromResponse(createUser);
-
+        
+        Long userId = JsonPath.from(createUser.body().asString()).getLong("data.authenticatedUser.id");
         Response deactivateUser = UtilIT.deactivateUser(userId);
         deactivateUser.prettyPrint();
         deactivateUser.then().assertThat().statusCode(OK.getStatusCode());