diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/api/rest/keystone.py b/openstack_dashboard/api/rest/keystone.py
index 896e9a90d5..27343d5c3b 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/api/rest/keystone.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/api/rest/keystone.py
@@ -93,14 +93,6 @@ class Users(generic.View):
             domain=domain.id
         )
 
-        # assign role to user
-        api.keystone.add_tenant_user_role(
-            request,
-            project=request.DATA.get('project_id'),
-            user=new_user.id,
-            role=request.DATA.get('role_id')
-        )
-
         return rest_utils.CreatedResponse(
             '/api/keystone/users/%s' % new_user.id,
             new_user.to_dict()
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/keystone_rest_tests.py b/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/keystone_rest_tests.py
index bec883524b..62fc24e3f1 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/keystone_rest_tests.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/keystone_rest_tests.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class KeystoneRestTestCase(test.TestCase):
         )
 
     @mock.patch.object(keystone.api, 'keystone')
-    def _test_user_create(self, supplied_body, expected_call, kc):
+    def _test_user_create(self, supplied_body, add_user_call, kc):
         request = self.mock_rest_request(body=supplied_body)
         kc.get_default_domain.return_value = mock.Mock(**{'id': 'the_domain'})
         kc.user_create.return_value.id = 'user123'
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class KeystoneRestTestCase(test.TestCase):
                          '/api/keystone/users/user123')
         self.assertEqual(response.content, '{"id": "user123", '
                          '"name": "bob"}')
-        kc.user_create.assert_called_once_with(request, **expected_call)
+        kc.user_create.assert_called_once_with(request, **add_user_call)
 
     @mock.patch.object(keystone.api, 'keystone')
     def test_user_delete_many(self, kc):