diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/User/UserEmailsController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/User/UserEmailsController.js
index 7ede21051c..c5c09b3115 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/User/UserEmailsController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/User/UserEmailsController.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 let UserEmailsController
 const AuthenticationController = require('../Authentication/AuthenticationController')
-const Features = require('../../infrastructure/Features')
-const InstitutionsAPI = require('../Institutions/InstitutionsAPI')
 const UserGetter = require('./UserGetter')
 const UserUpdater = require('./UserUpdater')
 const EmailHelper = require('../Helpers/EmailHelper')
@@ -40,13 +38,13 @@ function add(req, res, next) {
   })
 }
 
-async function resendConfirmation(req, res, next) {
+function resendConfirmation(req, res, next) {
   const userId = AuthenticationController.getLoggedInUserId(req)
   const email = EmailHelper.parseEmail(req.body.email)
   if (!email) {
     return res.sendStatus(422)
   }
-  UserGetter.getUserByAnyEmail(email, { _id: 1 }, async function(error, user) {
+  UserGetter.getUserByAnyEmail(email, { _id: 1 }, function(error, user) {
     if (error) {
       return next(error)
     }
@@ -57,23 +55,6 @@ async function resendConfirmation(req, res, next) {
       )
       return res.sendStatus(422)
     }
-    if (Features.hasFeature('saml') || req.session.samlBeta) {
-      // institution SSO emails cannot be confirmed by email,
-      // confirmation happens by linking to the institution
-      let institution
-      try {
-        institution = await InstitutionsAPI.getInstitutionViaDomain(
-          email.split('@').pop()
-        )
-      } catch (error) {
-        if (!(error instanceof Errors.NotFoundError)) {
-          throw error
-        }
-      }
-      if (institution && institution.sso_enabled) {
-        return res.sendStatus(422)
-      }
-    }
     logger.log({ userId, email }, 'resending email confirmation token')
     UserEmailsConfirmationHandler.sendConfirmationEmail(userId, email, function(
       error
diff --git a/services/web/test/acceptance/src/helpers/UserHelper.js b/services/web/test/acceptance/src/helpers/UserHelper.js
index 775cdf0bfd..944f7cbda5 100644
--- a/services/web/test/acceptance/src/helpers/UserHelper.js
+++ b/services/web/test/acceptance/src/helpers/UserHelper.js
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ module.exports = class UserHelper {
     if (body.message && body.message.type === 'error') {
       throw new Error(`register api error: ${body.message.text}`)
     }
+    if (body.redir === '/institutional-login') {
+      throw new Error(
+        `cannot register intitutional email: ${options.json.email}`
+      )
+    }
     userHelper.user = await UserGetter.promises.getUser({
       email: userData.email
     })