diff --git a/src/database.ts b/src/database.ts
index 28fc12e..e068996 100644
--- a/src/database.ts
+++ b/src/database.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ import {
     EventAttendanceValidator,
 } from "./services/events/events-schema";
 import { RoleValidator, RoleSchema } from "./services/auth/auth-schema";
-import {
-    RegistrationSchema,
-    RegistrationValidator,
-} from "./services/registration/registration-schema";
+import { RegistrationSchema } from "./services/registration/registration-schema";
 import {
     SubscriptionSchemaValidator,
     SubscriptionSchema,
@@ -86,11 +83,7 @@ export const Database = {
         SubscriptionSchema,
         SubscriptionSchemaValidator
     ),
-    REGISTRATION: initializeModel(
-        "registration",
-        RegistrationSchema,
-        RegistrationValidator
-    ),
+    REGISTRATION: mongoose.model("registration", RegistrationSchema),
     NOTIFICATIONS: initializeModel(
         "notifications",
         NotificationsSchema,
diff --git a/src/services/registration/registration-router.ts b/src/services/registration/registration-router.ts
index 7b89b3e..ac6771d 100644
--- a/src/services/registration/registration-router.ts
+++ b/src/services/registration/registration-router.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { StatusCodes } from "http-status-codes";
 import {
     RegistrationFilterValidator,
     RegistrationValidator,
-} from "./registration-schema";
+} from "./registration-validators";
 import { Database } from "../../database";
 import RoleChecker from "../../middleware/role-checker";
 import { Role } from "../auth/auth-models";
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ registrationRouter.post("/save", RoleChecker([]), async (req, res, next) => {
 
         const registrationData = RegistrationValidator.parse({
             ...req.body,
-            userId: payload.userId,
         });
 
         await Database.REGISTRATION.findOneAndUpdate(
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ registrationRouter.post("/submit", RoleChecker([]), async (req, res, next) => {
 
         const registrationData = RegistrationValidator.parse({
             ...req.body,
-            userId: payload.userId,
         });
 
         await Database.REGISTRATION.findOneAndUpdate(
diff --git a/src/services/registration/registration-schema.ts b/src/services/registration/registration-schema.ts
index ac76ade..305a503 100644
--- a/src/services/registration/registration-schema.ts
+++ b/src/services/registration/registration-schema.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,7 @@
-import mongoose from "mongoose";
-import { z } from "zod";
-
-// Zod schema for registration
-const RegistrationValidator = z.object({
-    userId: z.coerce.string().regex(/user[0-9]*/),
-    name: z.string(),
-    email: z.string().email(),
-    university: z.string(),
-    graduation: z.string().nullable().optional(),
-    major: z.string().nullable().optional(),
-    dietaryRestrictions: z.string().array(),
-    allergies: z.string().array(),
-    age: z.number().nullable().optional(),
-    gender: z.string().nullable().optional(),
-    race: z.array(z.string()).nullable().optional(),
-    ethnicity: z.array(z.string()).nullable().optional(),
-    firstGen: z.string().nullable().optional(),
-    hearAboutRP: z.array(z.string()).nullable().optional(),
-    portfolio: z.string().nullable().optional(),
-    jobInterest: z.array(z.string()).nullable().optional(),
-    isInterestedMechMania: z.boolean(),
-    isInterestedPuzzleBang: z.boolean(),
-    hasResume: z.boolean().default(false),
-    hasSubmitted: z.boolean().optional(),
-});
+import { Schema } from "mongoose";
 
 // Mongoose schema for registration
-const RegistrationSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
+export const RegistrationSchema = new Schema({
     userId: { type: String, required: true, unique: true },
     name: { type: String, required: true },
     email: { type: String, required: true, unique: true },
@@ -48,19 +23,3 @@ const RegistrationSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
     hasResume: { type: Boolean, default: false },
     hasSubmitted: { type: Boolean, default: false },
 });
-
-// Partial schema for attendee filter
-const PartialRegistrationValidator = RegistrationValidator.partial();
-
-const RegistrationFilterValidator = z.object({
-    filter: PartialRegistrationValidator,
-    projection: z.array(
-        z.record(PartialRegistrationValidator.keyof(), z.number().min(1).max(1))
-    ),
-});
-
-export {
-    RegistrationSchema,
-    RegistrationValidator,
-    RegistrationFilterValidator,
-};
diff --git a/src/services/registration/registration-validators.ts b/src/services/registration/registration-validators.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eba9aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/registration/registration-validators.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { z } from "zod";
+
+// Zod schema for registration
+export const RegistrationValidator = z.object({
+    name: z.string(),
+    email: z.string().email(),
+    university: z.string(),
+    graduation: z.string().nullable().optional(),
+    major: z.string().nullable().optional(),
+    dietaryRestrictions: z.string().array(),
+    allergies: z.string().array(),
+    age: z.number().nullable().optional(),
+    gender: z.string().nullable().optional(),
+    race: z.array(z.string()).nullable().optional(),
+    ethnicity: z.array(z.string()).nullable().optional(),
+    firstGen: z.string().nullable().optional(),
+    hearAboutRP: z.array(z.string()).nullable().optional(),
+    portfolio: z.string().nullable().optional(),
+    jobInterest: z.array(z.string()).nullable().optional(),
+    isInterestedMechMania: z.boolean(),
+    isInterestedPuzzleBang: z.boolean(),
+    hasResume: z.boolean().default(false),
+    hasSubmitted: z.boolean().optional(),
+});
+
+// Partial schema for attendee filter
+const PartialRegistrationValidator = RegistrationValidator.partial();
+
+export const RegistrationFilterValidator = z.object({
+    filter: PartialRegistrationValidator,
+    projection: z.array(
+        z.record(PartialRegistrationValidator.keyof(), z.number().min(1).max(1))
+    ),
+});