diff --git a/src/templates/js-blog/collections/Users.js b/src/templates/js-blog/collections/Users.js
index b66c201da4..cbb85230f3 100644
--- a/src/templates/js-blog/collections/Users.js
+++ b/src/templates/js-blog/collections/Users.js
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-const onlyNameIfPublic = ({ req: { user }, doc }) => {
-  // Only return name if not logged in
-  if (!user) {
-    return { name: doc.name };
-  }
-  return doc;
-};
-
 const Users = {
   slug: 'users',
   auth: true,
@@ -15,9 +7,6 @@ const Users = {
   access: {
     read: () => true,
   },
-  hooks: {
-    beforeRead: [onlyNameIfPublic]
-  },
   fields: [
     // Email added by default
     {
diff --git a/src/templates/ts-blog/src/collections/Users.ts b/src/templates/ts-blog/src/collections/Users.ts
index ab110286d7..419974d410 100644
--- a/src/templates/ts-blog/src/collections/Users.ts
+++ b/src/templates/ts-blog/src/collections/Users.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
-import { CollectionBeforeReadHook, CollectionConfig } from 'payload/types';
-
-const onlyNameIfPublic: CollectionBeforeReadHook = ({ req: { user }, doc }) => {
-  // Only return name if not logged in
-  if (!user) {
-    return { name: doc.name };
-  }
-  return doc;
-};
+import { CollectionConfig } from 'payload/types';
 
 const Users: CollectionConfig = {
   slug: 'users',
@@ -17,9 +9,6 @@ const Users: CollectionConfig = {
   access: {
     read: () => true,
   },
-  hooks: {
-    beforeRead: [onlyNameIfPublic]
-  },
   fields: [
     // Email added by default
     {