diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 6d4b4531b4..dd9e520cca 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@ jobs:
           INTEGRATION_TEST_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.INTEGRATION_TEST_USERNAME }}
           INTEGRATION_TEST_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.INTEGRATION_TEST_PASSWORD }}
           INTEGRATION_TEST_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.INTEGRATION_TEST_TOKEN }}
-          PLATFORM_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PLATFORM_API_TOKEN }}
 
       - # === Check if Unit Tests Failed ===
         name: Check if Unit Tests Failed
diff --git a/internal/testhelpers/e2e/clean.go b/internal/testhelpers/e2e/clean.go
index 7a8cd9246f..273f6d50eb 100644
--- a/internal/testhelpers/e2e/clean.go
+++ b/internal/testhelpers/e2e/clean.go
@@ -1,31 +1,12 @@
 package e2e
 
 import (
-	"testing"
-
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/errs"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/api/mono/mono_client/projects"
-	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/api/mono/mono_client/users"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/api/mono/mono_models"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/authentication"
-	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/model"
 )
 
-func cleanUser(t *testing.T, username string, auth *authentication.Auth) error {
-	projects, err := getProjects(username, auth)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	for _, proj := range projects {
-		err = model.DeleteProject(username, proj.Name, auth)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return deleteUser(username, auth)
-}
-
 func getProjects(org string, auth *authentication.Auth) ([]*mono_models.Project, error) {
 	authClient, err := auth.Client()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -40,20 +21,3 @@ func getProjects(org string, auth *authentication.Auth) ([]*mono_models.Project,
 
 	return listProjectsOK.Payload, nil
 }
-
-func deleteUser(name string, auth *authentication.Auth) error {
-	authClient, err := auth.Client()
-	if err != nil {
-		return errs.Wrap(err, "Could not get auth client")
-	}
-
-	params := users.NewDeleteUserParams()
-	params.SetUsername(name)
-
-	_, err = authClient.Users.DeleteUser(params, auth.ClientAuth())
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/internal/testhelpers/e2e/session.go b/internal/testhelpers/e2e/session.go
index 56ddc8647e..5fd76e798f 100644
--- a/internal/testhelpers/e2e/session.go
+++ b/internal/testhelpers/e2e/session.go
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ type Session struct {
 	Env             []string
 	retainDirs      bool
 	createdProjects []*project.Namespaced
-	// users created during session
-	users           []string
 	T               *testing.T
 	Exe             string
 	SvcExe          string
@@ -542,11 +540,6 @@ func (s *Session) Close() error {
 
 	s.spawned = []*SpawnedCmd{}
 
-	if os.Getenv("PLATFORM_API_TOKEN") == "" {
-		s.T.Log("PLATFORM_API_TOKEN env var not set, not running suite tear down")
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	auth := authentication.New(cfg)
 
 	if os.Getenv(constants.APIHostEnvVarName) == "" {
@@ -560,9 +553,11 @@ func (s *Session) Close() error {
 	}
 
 	err = auth.AuthenticateWithModel(&mono_models.Credentials{
-		Token: os.Getenv("PLATFORM_API_TOKEN"),
+		Username: PersistentUsername,
+		Password: PersistentPassword,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
+		s.T.Errorf("Could not login: %v", errs.JoinMessage(err))
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -586,14 +581,7 @@ func (s *Session) Close() error {
 	for _, proj := range s.createdProjects {
 		err := model.DeleteProject(proj.Owner, proj.Project, auth)
 		if err != nil {
-			s.T.Errorf("Could not delete project %s: %v", proj.Project, errs.JoinMessage(err))
-		}
-	}
-
-	for _, user := range s.users {
-		err := cleanUser(s.T, user, auth)
-		if err != nil {
-			s.T.Errorf("Could not delete user %s: %v", user, errs.JoinMessage(err))
+			s.T.Errorf("Could not delete project %s/%s: %v", proj.Owner, proj.Project, errs.JoinMessage(err))
 		}
 	}