diff --git a/backup/backup.go b/backup/backup.go
index d4cc92a408a48cd809b30a93f25bb9ea93b02e59..b7fc57f5e3d46cb4e17277cc2d236b146cffd74f 100644
--- a/backup/backup.go
+++ b/backup/backup.go
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ type UpdateBackupFn func(encryptedBackup []byte)
 func InitializeBackup(backupPassphrase string, updateBackupCb UpdateBackupFn,
 	container *xxdk.Container, e2e E2e, session Session, ud UserDiscovery,
 	kv *versioned.KV, rng *fastRNG.StreamGenerator) (*Backup, error) {
+
 	b := &Backup{
 		updateBackupCb: updateBackupCb,
 		container:      container,
diff --git a/backup/backupRestore.go b/backup/backupRestore.go
index 6be4fd04620c011b8d3c318471e4aef04d86b700..2d408c173b49cd1a82d824b480bb3c2c47fcddce 100644
--- a/backup/backupRestore.go
+++ b/backup/backupRestore.go
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ func NewCmixFromBackup(ndfJSON, storageDir, backupPassphrase string,
 			phone = f
 		}
 	}
+
 	err = ud.InitStoreFromBackup(storageSess.GetKV(), username, email, phone)
 	return backUp.Contacts.Identities, backUp.JSONParams, err
 }
diff --git a/bindings/ud.go b/bindings/ud.go
index 976321c5b33b5fd964b37dfd4c3aa5e97be66cac..ee7774cbebf2ab4523aaa713c3e0d6912e94ac27 100644
--- a/bindings/ud.go
+++ b/bindings/ud.go
@@ -203,29 +203,23 @@ func NewOrLoadUd(e2eID int, follower UdNetworkStatus, username string,
 }
 
 // NewUdManagerFromBackup builds a new user discover manager from a backup. It
-// will construct a manager that is already registered and restore already
-// registered facts into store.
+// will construct a manager that is already registered. Confirmed facts have
+// already been restored via the call NewCmixFromBackup.
 //
 // Parameters:
 //  - e2eID - e2e object ID in the tracker
 //  - follower - network follower func wrapped in UdNetworkStatus
-//  - username - The username this user registered with initially. This should
-//               not be nullable, and be JSON marshalled as retrieved from
-//               UserDiscovery.GetFacts().
-//  - emailFactJson - nullable JSON marshalled email [fact.Fact]
-//  - phoneFactJson - nullable JSON marshalled phone [fact.Fact]
 //  - cert - the TLS certificate for the UD server this call will connect with.
 //    You may use the UD server run by the xx network team by using
-//    E2e.GetUdCertFromNdf.
-//  - contactFile - the data within a marshalled contact.Contact. This
+//    [E2e.GetUdCertFromNdf].
+//  - contactFile - the data within a marshalled [contact.Contact]. This
 //    represents the contact file of the server this call will connect with. You
 //    may use the UD server run by the xx network team by using
-//    E2e.GetUdContactFromNdf.
+//    [E2e.GetUdContactFromNdf].
 //  - address - the IP address of the UD server this call will connect with. You
 //    may use the UD server run by the xx network team by using
-//    E2e.GetUdAddressFromNdf.
+//    [E2e.GetUdAddressFromNdf].
 func NewUdManagerFromBackup(e2eID int, follower UdNetworkStatus,
-	usernameJson, emailFactJson, phoneFactJson,
 	cert, contactFile []byte, address string) (*UserDiscovery, error) {
 
 	// Get user from singleton
@@ -234,38 +228,12 @@ func NewUdManagerFromBackup(e2eID int, follower UdNetworkStatus,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var email, phone, username fact.Fact
-
-	// Parse email if non-nil
-	if emailFactJson != nil {
-		err = json.Unmarshal(emailFactJson, &email)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Parse phone if non-nil
-	if phoneFactJson != nil {
-		err = json.Unmarshal(phoneFactJson, &phone)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Parse username
-	err = json.Unmarshal(usernameJson, &username)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	UdNetworkStatusFn := func() xxdk.Status {
 		return xxdk.Status(follower.UdNetworkStatus())
 	}
 
-	u, err := ud.NewManagerFromBackup(
-		user.api, user.api.GetComms(), UdNetworkStatusFn,
-		username, email, phone,
-		cert, contactFile, address)
+	u, err := ud.NewManagerFromBackup(user.api, user.api.GetComms(),
+		UdNetworkStatusFn, cert, contactFile, address)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/ud/manager.go b/ud/manager.go
index 89edc765fa7820e761dd824b56dd4fb85cfdec4a..75604bd3ddee8848a23179c645742ea735ff3f16 100644
--- a/ud/manager.go
+++ b/ud/manager.go
@@ -125,12 +125,8 @@ func NewOrLoad(user udE2e, comms Comms, follower udNetworkStatus,
 //  - user is an interface that adheres to the xxdk.E2e object.
 //  - comms is an interface that adheres to client.Comms object.
 //  - follower is a method off of xxdk.Cmix which returns the network follower's status.
-//  - username is the name of the user as it is registered with UD. This will be what the end user
-//    provides if through the bindings.
 //  - networkValidationSig is a signature provided by the network (i.e. the client registrar). This may
 //    be nil, however UD may return an error in some cases (e.g. in a production level environment).
-//  - email is a fact.Fact (type Email) which has been registered with UD already.
-//  - phone is a fact.Fact (type Phone) which has been registered with UD already.
 //  - cert is the TLS certificate for the UD server this call will connect with.
 //  - contactFile is the data within a marshalled contact.Contact. This represents the
 //    contact file of the server this call will connect with.
@@ -138,9 +134,9 @@ func NewOrLoad(user udE2e, comms Comms, follower udNetworkStatus,
 //
 // Returns
 //  - A Manager object which is registered to the specified UD service.
-func NewManagerFromBackup(user udE2e, comms Comms, follower udNetworkStatus,
-	username, email, phone fact.Fact,
-	cert, contactFile []byte, address string) (*Manager, error) {
+func NewManagerFromBackup(user udE2e, comms Comms,
+	follower udNetworkStatus, cert, contactFile []byte,
+	address string) (*Manager, error) {
 	jww.INFO.Println("ud.NewManagerFromBackup()")
 	if follower() != xxdk.Running {
 		return nil, errors.New(
@@ -161,13 +157,6 @@ func NewManagerFromBackup(user udE2e, comms Comms, follower udNetworkStatus,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Put any passed in missing facts into store
-	err = m.store.BackUpMissingFacts(username, email, phone)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to restore UD store "+
-			"from backup")
-	}
-
 	// Set as registered. Since it's from a backup,
 	// the user is already registered
 	if err = setRegistered(m.getKv()); err != nil {