diff --git a/lib/load_gen/activities/reset_pass.js b/lib/load_gen/activities/reset_pass.js
index d6ccbaf46c5872c9cf16e6b823658aafc742cc07..100f134865e477ad7bd063e819af62552b043b2e 100644
--- a/lib/load_gen/activities/reset_pass.js
+++ b/lib/load_gen/activities/reset_pass.js
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ exports.startFunc = function(cfg, cb) {
 
       // and simulate clickthrough
       wcli.post(cfg, '/wsapi/complete_user_creation', context, {
-        token: r.body,
-        ephemeral: false
+        token: r.body
       }, function (err, r) {
         if (err) {
           return cb(err);
diff --git a/lib/load_gen/activities/signup.js b/lib/load_gen/activities/signup.js
index d628756660aef5bcddd024b478e40844defe0e8a..51b0678b28bf5f21033699a6cbe1eb03be279a71 100644
--- a/lib/load_gen/activities/signup.js
+++ b/lib/load_gen/activities/signup.js
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ exports.startFunc = function(cfg, cb) {
       if (r.code !== 200) return cb("can't get verification secret: " + r.code);
       // and simulate clickthrough
       wcli.post(cfg, '/wsapi/complete_user_creation', context, {
-        token: r.body,
-        ephemeral: false
+        token: r.body
       }, function (err, r) {
         try {
           if (err) throw err;