diff --git a/app/apis/personio/PersonioApiController.ts b/app/apis/personio/PersonioApiController.ts
index 622266fa..ff5d1ad5 100644
--- a/app/apis/personio/PersonioApiController.ts
+++ b/app/apis/personio/PersonioApiController.ts
@@ -117,15 +117,6 @@ export async function initializePersonioApi(
 
   let employeeData = await fetchWithPersonioAuth(url);
 
-  if (!employeeData.success) {
-    // Try with switched first and last name
-    const [lastName, firstName] = username.split(".");
-    const mailAddress = `${firstName}.${lastName}@${DIGITALSERVICE_MAIL_DOMAIN}`;
-    url.searchParams.set("email", mailAddress);
-
-    employeeData = await fetchWithPersonioAuth(url);
-  }
-
   if (!employeeData.success) {
     throw new Error("Personio employee not found");
   }