diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6e43c265..8da22b83 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /docs/diagrams/.$*
 /service/coverage/*
 /service/coverage-ci/*
+/node_modules/*
 
 *.log
 .env
diff --git a/service/package-lock.json b/service/package-lock.json
index 0d9278f8..e7ae61c2 100644
--- a/service/package-lock.json
+++ b/service/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "alkemio-notifications",
-  "version": "0.6.1",
+  "version": "0.6.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "alkemio-notifications",
-      "version": "0.6.1",
+      "version": "0.6.2",
       "license": "EUPL-1.2",
       "dependencies": {
         "@alkemio/client-lib": "^0.17.2",
diff --git a/service/package.json b/service/package.json
index a9ad5275..afe574dc 100644
--- a/service/package.json
+++ b/service/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "alkemio-notifications",
-  "version": "0.6.1",
+  "version": "0.6.2",
   "description": "Alkemio notifications service",
   "author": "Alkemio Foundation",
   "private": false,
diff --git a/service/src/services/domain/builders/platform-user-removed/platform.user.removed.notification.builder.ts b/service/src/services/domain/builders/platform-user-removed/platform.user.removed.notification.builder.ts
index 966173fd..a06db6ad 100644
--- a/service/src/services/domain/builders/platform-user-removed/platform.user.removed.notification.builder.ts
+++ b/service/src/services/domain/builders/platform-user-removed/platform.user.removed.notification.builder.ts
@@ -51,15 +51,8 @@ export class PlatformUserRemovedNotificationBuilder
 
   private createTemplatePayload(
     eventPayload: PlatformUserRemovedEventPayload,
-    recipient: User,
-    registrant?: User
+    recipient: User
   ): PlatformUserRemovedEmailPayload {
-    if (!registrant) {
-      throw Error(
-        `Registrant not provided for '${NotificationEventType.PLATFORM_USER_REMOVED}' event`
-      );
-    }
-
     const notificationPreferenceURL =
       this.alkemioUrlGenerator.createUserNotificationPreferencesURL(
         recipient.nameID
@@ -68,7 +61,7 @@ export class PlatformUserRemovedNotificationBuilder
       emailFrom: 'info@alkem.io',
       registrant: {
         displayName: eventPayload.user.displayName,
-        email: registrant.email,
+        email: eventPayload.user.email,
       },
       recipient: {
         firstName: recipient.firstName,