diff --git a/api/user.go b/api/user.go
index 4a8101ba8..4e6136214 100644
--- a/api/user.go
+++ b/api/user.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 package api
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -32,19 +31,6 @@ type UserAPI struct {
 	userID        int
 }
 
-type userReq struct {
-	UserName string `json:"username"`
-	Password string `json:"password"`
-	Realname string `json:"realname"`
-	Email    string `json:"email"`
-	Comment  string `json:"comment"`
-}
-
-const userNameMaxLen int = 20
-const passwordMaxLen int = 20
-const realNameMaxLen int = 20
-const commentsMaxLen int = 20
-
 // Prepare validates the URL and parms
 func (ua *UserAPI) Prepare() {
 
@@ -137,37 +123,15 @@ func (ua *UserAPI) Put() { //currently only for toggle admin, so no request body
 
 // Post ...
 func (ua *UserAPI) Post() {
-	var req userReq
-	ua.DecodeJSONReq(&req)
+	user := models.User{}
+	ua.DecodeJSONReq(&user)
 
-	err := validateUserReq(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Invalid user request, error: %v", err)
-		ua.RenderError(http.StatusBadRequest, "Invalid request for creating user")
-		return
-	}
-
-	user := models.User{Username: req.UserName, Email: req.Email, Realname: req.Realname, Password: req.Password, Comment: req.Comment}
-	exist, err := dao.UserExists(user, "email")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Error occurred in UserExists: %v", err)
-	}
-	if exist {
-		ua.RenderError(http.StatusConflict, "")
-		return
-	}
-
-	userID, err := dao.Register(user)
+	_, err := dao.Register(user)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("Error occurred in Register: %v", err)
 		ua.RenderError(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Internal error.")
 		return
 	}
-	if userID == 0 {
-		log.Errorf("Error happened on registing new user in db.")
-		ua.RenderError(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Internal error.")
-	}
-
 }
 
 // Delete ...
@@ -189,36 +153,3 @@ func (ua *UserAPI) Delete() {
 		return
 	}
 }
-
-func validateUserReq(req userReq) error {
-	userName := req.UserName
-	if len(userName) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("User name can not be empty")
-	}
-	if len(userName) > userNameMaxLen {
-		return fmt.Errorf("User name is too long")
-	}
-
-	password := req.Password
-	if len(password) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Password can not be empty")
-	}
-	if len(password) >= passwordMaxLen {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Password can is too long")
-	}
-
-	realName := req.Realname
-	if len(realName) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Real name can not be empty")
-	}
-	if len(realName) >= realNameMaxLen {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Real name is too long")
-	}
-
-	email := req.Email
-	if len(email) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Email can not be empty")
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/models/user.go b/models/user.go
index 82b8bc221..29fb41c13 100644
--- a/models/user.go
+++ b/models/user.go
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ import (
 // User holds the details of a user.
 type User struct {
 	UserID       int    `orm:"column(user_id)" json:"UserId"`
-	Username     string `orm:"column(username)"`
-	Email        string `orm:"column(email)"`
-	Password     string `orm:"column(password)"`
-	Realname     string `orm:"column(realname)"`
-	Comment      string `orm:"column(comment)"`
+	Username     string `orm:"column(username)" json:"username"`
+	Email        string `orm:"column(email)" json:"email"`
+	Password     string `orm:"column(password)" json:"password"`
+	Realname     string `orm:"column(realname)" json:"realname"`
+	Comment      string `orm:"column(comment)" json:"comment"`
 	Deleted      int    `orm:"column(deleted)"`
 	Rolename     string
 	RoleID       int `json:"RoleId"`