diff --git a/app/Listeners/AuthLogin.php b/app/Listeners/AuthLogin.php
index ea29aa88d..22cc0c2fe 100644
--- a/app/Listeners/AuthLogin.php
+++ b/app/Listeners/AuthLogin.php
@@ -38,32 +38,11 @@ class AuthLogin
             });
         }
         
-        if(empty($user->profile)) {
-            DB::transaction(function() use($user) {
-                $profile = new Profile();
-                $profile->user_id = $user->id;
-                $profile->username = $user->username;
-                $profile->name = $user->name;
-                $pkiConfig = [
-                    'digest_alg'       => 'sha512',
-                    'private_key_bits' => 2048,
-                    'private_key_type' => OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_RSA,
-                ];
-                $pki = openssl_pkey_new($pkiConfig);
-                openssl_pkey_export($pki, $pki_private);
-                $pki_public = openssl_pkey_get_details($pki);
-                $pki_public = $pki_public['key'];
-
-                $profile->private_key = $pki_private;
-                $profile->public_key = $pki_public;
-                $profile->save();
-
-                CreateAvatar::dispatch($profile);
-            });
-        }
-
         if($user->status != null) {
             $profile = $user->profile;
+            if(!$profile) {
+                return;
+            }
             switch ($user->status) {
                 case 'disabled':
                     $profile->status = null;
diff --git a/config/pixelfed.php b/config/pixelfed.php
index 509160897..8f7e22c82 100644
--- a/config/pixelfed.php
+++ b/config/pixelfed.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ return [
     | This value is the version of your PixelFed instance.
     |
     */
-    'version' => '0.7.8',
+    'version' => '0.7.9',
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------