diff --git a/src/components/structures/login/Registration.js b/src/components/structures/login/Registration.js
index 910d81ec33..4ef035bb1a 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/login/Registration.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/login/Registration.js
@@ -304,9 +304,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         } : {};
 
         return this._matrixClient.register(
-            (this.state.formVals.username ?
-                this.state.formVals.username.toLowerCase() : 
-                this.state.formVals.username),
+            this.state.formVals.username,
             this.state.formVals.password,
             undefined, // session id: included in the auth dict already
             auth,