diff --git a/seahub/api2/endpoints/account.py b/seahub/api2/endpoints/account.py
index f8816e64c3..1ec327c644 100644
--- a/seahub/api2/endpoints/account.py
+++ b/seahub/api2/endpoints/account.py
@@ -104,18 +104,12 @@ class Account(APIView):
 
         # update account profile
         name = request.data.get("name", None)
-        note = request.data.get("note", None)
-        if name is not None or note is not None:
+        if name is not None:
             profile = Profile.objects.get_profile_by_user(email)
             if profile is None:
                 profile = Profile(user=email)
 
-            if name is not None:
-                profile.nickname = name
-
-            if note is not None:
-                profile.intro = note
-
+            profile.nickname = name
             profile.save()
 
         # update account detailed profile
@@ -171,13 +165,6 @@ class Account(APIView):
                 return api_error(status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
                         _(u"Name should not include '/'."))
 
-        # argument check for note
-        note = request.data.get("note", None)
-        if note is not None:
-            if len(note) > 256:
-                return api_error(status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
-                        _(u'Note is too long (maximum is 256 characters)'))
-
         # argument check for department
         department = request.data.get("department", None)
         if department is not None:
diff --git a/tests/api/endpoints/test_account.py b/tests/api/endpoints/test_account.py
index 68e0b8a445..1adb35b828 100644
--- a/tests/api/endpoints/test_account.py
+++ b/tests/api/endpoints/test_account.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class AccountTest(BaseTestCase):
     def _do_update(self):
         return self.client.put(
             reverse('api2-account', args=[self.user1.username]),
-            'password=654321&is_staff=1&is_active=0&name=user1&note=this_is_user1&storage=102400',
+            'password=654321&is_staff=1&is_active=0&name=user1&storage=102400',
             'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
         )
 
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ class AccountTest(BaseTestCase):
         self.assertFalse(User.objects.get(self.user1.username).is_active)
         self.assertEqual(Profile.objects.get_profile_by_user(
             self.user1.username).nickname, 'user1')
-        self.assertEqual(Profile.objects.get_profile_by_user(
-            self.user1.username).intro, 'this_is_user1')
         self.assertEqual(seafile_api.get_user_quota(
             self.user1.username), 102400000000)