Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/usermanagement/service/UserManagementService.java
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diff -u -r7998a31f6d7d4f1eef3e866bafef22caa012eb7a -rc51de0eb1cc02f40e79dd9b69f45d9ee5bdf38c2
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/usermanagement/service/UserManagementService.java	(.../UserManagementService.java)	(revision 7998a31f6d7d4f1eef3e866bafef22caa012eb7a)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/usermanagement/service/UserManagementService.java	(.../UserManagementService.java)	(revision c51de0eb1cc02f40e79dd9b69f45d9ee5bdf38c2)
@@ -162,13 +162,6 @@
 
     protected User saveUser(User user) {
 	if (user != null) {
-	    // LDEV-2196 ensure names saved as UTF-8
-	    try {
-		user.setFirstName(new String(user.getFirstName().getBytes(), "UTF-8"));
-		user.setLastName(new String(user.getLastName().getBytes(), "UTF-8"));
-	    } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
-		log.error("Unsupported encoding...", e);
-	    }
 	    // create user
 	    if (user.getUserId() == null) {
 		baseDAO.insertOrUpdate(user); // creating a workspace needs a userId