diff --git a/src/Socket/groups.ts b/src/Socket/groups.ts
index 18cab5c6..0c4716da 100644
--- a/src/Socket/groups.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/groups.ts
@@ -343,13 +343,11 @@ export const extractGroupMetadata = (result: BinaryNode) => {
 	let descId: string | undefined
 	let descOwner: string | undefined
 	let descOwnerPn: string | undefined
-	let descOwnerUsername: string | undefined
 	let descTime: number | undefined
 	if (descChild) {
 		desc = getBinaryNodeChildString(descChild, 'body')
 		descOwner = descChild.attrs.participant ? jidNormalizedUser(descChild.attrs.participant) : undefined
 		descOwnerPn = descChild.attrs.participant_pn ? jidNormalizedUser(descChild.attrs.participant_pn) : undefined
-		descOwnerUsername = descChild.attrs.participant_username || undefined
 		descTime = +descChild.attrs.t!
 		descId = descChild.attrs.id
 	}
@@ -364,19 +362,16 @@ export const extractGroupMetadata = (result: BinaryNode) => {
 		subject: group.attrs.subject!,
 		subjectOwner: group.attrs.s_o,
 		subjectOwnerPn: group.attrs.s_o_pn,
-		subjectOwnerUsername: group.attrs.s_o_username,
 		subjectTime: +(group.attrs.s_t ?? '0'),
 		size: group.attrs.size ? +group.attrs.size : getBinaryNodeChildren(group, 'participant').length,
 		creation: +(group.attrs.creation ?? '0'),
 		owner: group.attrs.creator ? jidNormalizedUser(group.attrs.creator) : undefined,
 		ownerPn: group.attrs.creator_pn ? jidNormalizedUser(group.attrs.creator_pn) : undefined,
-		ownerUsername: group.attrs.creator_username || undefined,
 		owner_country_code: group.attrs.creator_country_code,
 		desc,
 		descId,
 		descOwner,
 		descOwnerPn,
-		descOwnerUsername,
 		descTime,
 		linkedParent: getBinaryNodeChild(group, 'linked_parent')?.attrs.jid || undefined,
 		restrict: !!getBinaryNodeChild(group, 'locked'),
@@ -391,7 +386,6 @@ export const extractGroupMetadata = (result: BinaryNode) => {
 				id: attrs.jid!,
 				phoneNumber: isLidUser(attrs.jid) && isPnUser(attrs.phone_number) ? attrs.phone_number : undefined,
 				lid: isPnUser(attrs.jid) && isLidUser(attrs.lid) ? attrs.lid : undefined,
-				username: attrs.participant_username || attrs.username || undefined,
 				admin: (attrs.type || null) as GroupParticipant['admin']
 			}
 		}),
diff --git a/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts b/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
index 970f511c..d44593a5 100644
--- a/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
@@ -2240,7 +2240,6 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 							fromMe,
 							participant: node.attrs.participant,
 							participantAlt,
-							participantUsername: node.attrs.participant_username,
 							addressingMode,
 							id: node.attrs.id,
 							...(msg.key || {})
@@ -2249,10 +2248,6 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 						msg.messageTimestamp = +node.attrs.t!
 
 						const fullMsg = proto.WebMessageInfo.fromObject(msg) as WAMessage
-						// Preserve custom WAMessageKey fields (participantAlt, participantUsername,
-						// addressingMode) that proto.WebMessageInfo.fromObject strips because
-						// they aren't part of the proto.MessageKey schema.
-						fullMsg.key = msg.key
 						await upsertMessage(fullMsg, 'append')
 					}
 				})
diff --git a/src/Types/Contact.ts b/src/Types/Contact.ts
index 836185b8..315f7e15 100644
--- a/src/Types/Contact.ts
+++ b/src/Types/Contact.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ export interface Contact {
 	name?: string
 	/** name of the contact, the contact has set on their own on WA */
 	notify?: string
-	/** username associated with this contact, when provided by WA */
-	username?: string
 	/** I have no idea */
 	verifiedName?: string
 	// Baileys Added
diff --git a/src/Types/Events.ts b/src/Types/Events.ts
index 5bea4e29..96a14096 100644
--- a/src/Types/Events.ts
+++ b/src/Types/Events.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ export type BaileysEventMap = {
 		id: string
 		author: string
 		authorPn?: string
-		authorUsername?: string
 		participants: GroupParticipant[]
 		action: ParticipantAction
 	}
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ export type BaileysEventMap = {
 		id: string
 		author: string
 		authorPn?: string
-		authorUsername?: string
 		participant: string
 		participantPn?: string
 		action: RequestJoinAction
diff --git a/src/Types/GroupMetadata.ts b/src/Types/GroupMetadata.ts
index 4465e47e..97bbe1a8 100644
--- a/src/Types/GroupMetadata.ts
+++ b/src/Types/GroupMetadata.ts
@@ -20,20 +20,17 @@ export interface GroupMetadata {
 	addressingMode?: WAMessageAddressingMode
 	owner: string | undefined
 	ownerPn?: string | undefined
-	ownerUsername?: string | undefined
 	owner_country_code?: string | undefined
 	subject: string
 	/** group subject owner */
 	subjectOwner?: string
 	subjectOwnerPn?: string
-	subjectOwnerUsername?: string
 	/** group subject modification date */
 	subjectTime?: number
 	creation?: number
 	desc?: string
 	descOwner?: string
 	descOwnerPn?: string
-	descOwnerUsername?: string
 	descId?: string
 	descTime?: number
 	/** if this group is part of a community, it returns the jid of the community to which it belongs */
@@ -59,7 +56,6 @@ export interface GroupMetadata {
 	/** the person who added you to group or changed some setting in group */
 	author?: string
 	authorPn?: string
-	authorUsername?: string
 }
 
 export interface WAGroupCreateResponse {
diff --git a/src/Types/Message.ts b/src/Types/Message.ts
index a6717e49..ce8273c1 100644
--- a/src/Types/Message.ts
+++ b/src/Types/Message.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ export type WAContactMessage = proto.Message.IContactMessage
 export type WAContactsArrayMessage = proto.Message.IContactsArrayMessage
 export type WAMessageKey = proto.IMessageKey & {
 	remoteJidAlt?: string
-	remoteJidUsername?: string
 	participantAlt?: string
-	participantUsername?: string
 	server_id?: string
 	addressingMode?: string
 	isViewOnce?: boolean // TODO: remove out of the message key, place in WebMessageInfo
diff --git a/src/Utils/chat-utils.ts b/src/Utils/chat-utils.ts
index 6c8e8a1b..99e40725 100644
--- a/src/Utils/chat-utils.ts
+++ b/src/Utils/chat-utils.ts
@@ -1083,7 +1083,6 @@ export const processSyncAction = (
 					action.lidContactAction.firstName ||
 					action.lidContactAction.username ||
 					undefined,
-				username: action.lidContactAction.username || undefined,
 				lid: id!,
 				phoneNumber: undefined
 			}
diff --git a/src/Utils/decode-wa-message.ts b/src/Utils/decode-wa-message.ts
index 5ebf5520..92c59629 100644
--- a/src/Utils/decode-wa-message.ts
+++ b/src/Utils/decode-wa-message.ts
@@ -246,14 +246,10 @@ export function decodeMessageNode(stanza: BinaryNode, meId: string, meLid: strin
 	const key: WAMessageKey = {
 		remoteJid: chatId,
 		remoteJidAlt: !isJidGroup(chatId) ? addressingContext.senderAlt : undefined,
-		remoteJidUsername: !isJidGroup(chatId)
-			? stanza.attrs.peer_recipient_username || stanza.attrs.recipient_username
-			: undefined,
 		fromMe,
 		id: msgId,
 		participant,
 		participantAlt: isJidGroup(chatId) ? addressingContext.senderAlt : undefined,
-		participantUsername: stanza.attrs.participant ? stanza.attrs.participant_username : undefined,
 		addressingMode: addressingContext.addressingMode,
 		...(msgType === 'newsletter' && stanza.attrs.server_id ? { server_id: stanza.attrs.server_id } : {})
 	}
diff --git a/src/Utils/history.ts b/src/Utils/history.ts
index c01a5b75..8ba158be 100644
--- a/src/Utils/history.ts
+++ b/src/Utils/history.ts
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ export const processHistoryMessage = (item: proto.IHistorySync, logger?: ILogger
 				contacts.push({
 					id: chatId,
 					name: chat.displayName || chat.name || chat.username || undefined,
-					username: chat.username || undefined,
 					lid: chat.lidJid || chat.accountLid || undefined,
 					phoneNumber: chat.pnJid || undefined
 				})
diff --git a/src/Utils/process-message.ts b/src/Utils/process-message.ts
index 846441eb..af4015fb 100644
--- a/src/Utils/process-message.ts
+++ b/src/Utils/process-message.ts
@@ -950,19 +950,12 @@ const processMessage = async (
 				id: jid,
 				author: message.key.participant!,
 				authorPn: message.key.participantAlt!,
-				authorUsername: message.key.participantUsername!,
 				participants,
 				action
 			})
 		const emitGroupUpdate = (update: Partial<GroupMetadata>) => {
 			ev.emit('groups.update', [
-				{
-					id: jid,
-					...update,
-					author: message.key.participant ?? undefined,
-					authorPn: message.key.participantAlt,
-					authorUsername: message.key.participantUsername
-				}
+				{ id: jid, ...update, author: message.key.participant ?? undefined, authorPn: message.key.participantAlt }
 			])
 		}
 
@@ -971,7 +964,6 @@ const processMessage = async (
 				id: jid,
 				author: message.key.participant!,
 				authorPn: message.key.participantAlt!,
-				authorUsername: message.key.participantUsername!,
 				participant: participant.lid,
 				participantPn: participant.pn,
 				action,
diff --git a/src/Utils/sync-action-utils.ts b/src/Utils/sync-action-utils.ts
index c1f03174..2c4ac1a3 100644
--- a/src/Utils/sync-action-utils.ts
+++ b/src/Utils/sync-action-utils.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ export const processContactAction = (
 			{
 				id,
 				name: action.fullName || action.firstName || action.username || undefined,
-				username: action.username || undefined,
 				lid: lidJid || undefined,
 				phoneNumber
 			}
diff --git a/src/WAUSync/Protocols/USyncContactProtocol.ts b/src/WAUSync/Protocols/USyncContactProtocol.ts
index 539b01ae..13472e11 100644
--- a/src/WAUSync/Protocols/USyncContactProtocol.ts
+++ b/src/WAUSync/Protocols/USyncContactProtocol.ts
@@ -13,37 +13,11 @@ export class USyncContactProtocol implements USyncQueryProtocol {
 	}
 
 	getUserElement(user: USyncUser): BinaryNode {
-		if (user.phone) {
-			return {
-				tag: 'contact',
-				attrs: {},
-				content: user.phone
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (user.username) {
-			return {
-				tag: 'contact',
-				attrs: {
-					username: user.username,
-					...(user.usernameKey ? { pin: user.usernameKey } : {}),
-					...(user.lid ? { lid: user.lid } : {})
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (user.type) {
-			return {
-				tag: 'contact',
-				attrs: {
-					type: user.type
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
+		//TODO: Implement type / username fields (not yet supported)
 		return {
 			tag: 'contact',
-			attrs: {}
+			attrs: {},
+			content: user.phone
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/WAUSync/Protocols/USyncUsernameProtocol.ts b/src/WAUSync/Protocols/USyncUsernameProtocol.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index dff58c9a..00000000
--- a/src/WAUSync/Protocols/USyncUsernameProtocol.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import type { USyncQueryProtocol } from '../../Types/USync'
-import { assertNodeErrorFree, type BinaryNode } from '../../WABinary'
-import { USyncUser } from '../USyncUser'
-
-export class USyncUsernameProtocol implements USyncQueryProtocol {
-	name = 'username'
-
-	getQueryElement(): BinaryNode {
-		return {
-			tag: 'username',
-			attrs: {}
-		}
-	}
-
-	getUserElement(user: USyncUser): BinaryNode | null {
-		void user
-		return null
-	}
-
-	parser(node: BinaryNode): string | null {
-		if (node.tag === 'username') {
-			assertNodeErrorFree(node)
-			return typeof node.content === 'string' ? node.content : null
-		}
-
-		return null
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/WAUSync/Protocols/index.ts b/src/WAUSync/Protocols/index.ts
index 2e5afaaa..c6e6442a 100644
--- a/src/WAUSync/Protocols/index.ts
+++ b/src/WAUSync/Protocols/index.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ export * from './USyncDeviceProtocol'
 export * from './USyncContactProtocol'
 export * from './USyncStatusProtocol'
 export * from './USyncDisappearingModeProtocol'
-export * from './USyncUsernameProtocol'
diff --git a/src/WAUSync/USyncQuery.ts b/src/WAUSync/USyncQuery.ts
index a25951e7..39b8b9e2 100644
--- a/src/WAUSync/USyncQuery.ts
+++ b/src/WAUSync/USyncQuery.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import {
 	USyncContactProtocol,
 	USyncDeviceProtocol,
 	USyncDisappearingModeProtocol,
-	USyncStatusProtocol,
-	USyncUsernameProtocol
+	USyncStatusProtocol
 } from './Protocols'
 import { USyncUser } from './USyncUser'
 
@@ -138,9 +137,4 @@ export class USyncQuery {
 		this.protocols.push(new USyncLIDProtocol())
 		return this
 	}
-
-	withUsernameProtocol() {
-		this.protocols.push(new USyncUsernameProtocol())
-		return this
-	}
 }
diff --git a/src/WAUSync/USyncUser.ts b/src/WAUSync/USyncUser.ts
index 2ae1e3a3..8cfc364b 100644
--- a/src/WAUSync/USyncUser.ts
+++ b/src/WAUSync/USyncUser.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ export class USyncUser {
 	id?: string
 	lid?: string
 	phone?: string
-	username?: string
-	usernameKey?: string
 	type?: string
 	personaId?: string
 
@@ -22,16 +20,6 @@ export class USyncUser {
 		return this
 	}
 
-	withUsername(username: string) {
-		this.username = username
-		return this
-	}
-
-	withUsernameKey(usernameKey: string) {
-		this.usernameKey = usernameKey
-		return this
-	}
-
 	withType(type: string) {
 		this.type = type
 		return this