diff --git a/app/javascript/v3/components/Form/InitialsAvatar.vue b/app/javascript/v3/components/Form/InitialsAvatar.vue
index 9bdc1d9d2..c58b89cdc 100644
--- a/app/javascript/v3/components/Form/InitialsAvatar.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/v3/components/Form/InitialsAvatar.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const colors = {
 };
 
 const props = defineProps({
-  username: {
+  name: {
     type: String,
     default: '',
   },
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ const style = computed(() => ({
 }));
 
 const colorClass = computed(() => {
-  return colors[(props.username.length % 8) + 1];
+  return colors[(props.name.length % 8) + 1];
 });
 
 const userInitial = computed(() => {
-  const parts = props.username.split(/[ -]/).filter(Boolean);
+  const parts = props.name.split(/[ -]/).filter(Boolean);
   let initials = parts.map(part => part[0].toUpperCase()).join('');
   return initials.slice(0, 2);
 });
diff --git a/app/javascript/v3/components/Form/ProfileAvatar.vue b/app/javascript/v3/components/Form/ProfileAvatar.vue
index 30309f549..fe2604ee8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/v3/components/Form/ProfileAvatar.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/v3/components/Form/ProfileAvatar.vue
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@
       @load="onImageLoad"
       @error="onImageLoadError"
     />
-    <initials-avatar
-      v-if="!shouldShowImage"
-      :username="userNameWithoutEmoji"
-      :size="72"
-    />
+    <initials-avatar v-if="!shouldShowImage" username="name" :size="72" />
 
     <input
       ref="fileInputRef"
@@ -54,7 +50,6 @@
 <script setup>
 import { computed, ref } from 'vue';
 import InitialsAvatar from 'v3/components/Form/InitialsAvatar.vue';
-import { removeEmoji } from 'shared/helpers/emoji';
 const props = defineProps({
   src: {
     type: String,
@@ -72,7 +67,6 @@ const hasImageLoaded = ref(false);
 const imageLoadedError = ref(false);
 const shouldShowUploadIcon = ref(false);
 const fileInputRef = ref(null);
-const userNameWithoutEmoji = computed(() => removeEmoji(props.name));
 
 const shouldShowFallback = computed(() => !props.src && !props.name);