diff --git a/service/xboard/service.go b/service/xboard/service.go
index 22acabf8..815bf134 100644
--- a/service/xboard/service.go
+++ b/service/xboard/service.go
@@ -630,13 +630,6 @@ func (s *Service) setupNode() error {
 			// SS2022: server_key is used DIRECTLY as PSK (like V2bX core/sing/node.go:251)
 			ssOptions.Password = serverKey
 
-			// Create a dummy user (will be replaced by syncUsers)
-			keyLen := ss2022KeyLength(method)
-			dummyKey := make([]byte, keyLen)
-			_, _ = rand.Read(dummyKey)
-			ssOptions.Users = []option.ShadowsocksUser{{
-				Password: base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(dummyKey),
-			}}
 			s.logger.Info("Xboard SS2022 setup. Method: ", method, " ServerKey(PSK): ", serverKey)
 		} else {
 			// Legacy SS: password-based