diff --git a/kafka-client/src/main/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/license/model/UsageBasedV1.java b/kafka-client/src/main/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/license/model/UsageBasedV1.java
index 2ba7a1d3e..6ad81d0fc 100644
--- a/kafka-client/src/main/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/license/model/UsageBasedV1.java
+++ b/kafka-client/src/main/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/license/model/UsageBasedV1.java
@@ -19,24 +19,17 @@ public class UsageBasedV1 extends LicenseInfo {
 
   public static final String TYPE_NAME = "usage_based_v1";
 
-  private final String email;
   private final String key;
 
   @JsonCreator
   public UsageBasedV1(
       @JsonProperty("type") final String type,
-      @JsonProperty("email") final String email,
       @JsonProperty("key") final String key
   ) {
     super(type);
-    this.email = email;
     this.key = key;
   }
 
-  public String email() {
-    return email;
-  }
-
   public String key() {
     return key;
   }
diff --git a/kafka-client/src/test/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/license/LicenseCheckerTest.java b/kafka-client/src/test/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/license/LicenseCheckerTest.java
index cd4606280..72ad44bf8 100644
--- a/kafka-client/src/test/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/license/LicenseCheckerTest.java
+++ b/kafka-client/src/test/java/dev/responsive/kafka/internal/license/LicenseCheckerTest.java
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ public void shouldAcceptValidUsageBasedLicense() {
     // given:
     final LicenseInfo info = new UsageBasedV1(
         UsageBasedV1.TYPE_NAME,
-        "foo@bar.com",
         "key"
     );
 
diff --git a/kafka-client/src/test/resources/test-licenses/test-usage-license.json b/kafka-client/src/test/resources/test-licenses/test-usage-license.json
index 929336016..b78c9e0c1 100644
--- a/kafka-client/src/test/resources/test-licenses/test-usage-license.json
+++ b/kafka-client/src/test/resources/test-licenses/test-usage-license.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "info": "eyJ0eXBlIjoidXNhZ2VfYmFzZWRfdjEiLCAiZW1haWwiOiAidGVzdEByZXNwb25zaXZlLmRldiIsICJrZXkiOiAiTk9UVVNFRCJ9Cg==",
-  "signature": "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",
+  "info": "eyJrZXkiOiJkYTYyNzFmOGU1MGQ4NjVkNTFjZjkzODkyYjA4Mzk3MjI1MDRkYzRlZmFkYTVmZWVjMjdhMjc2ODQ5YzVmM2IxIiwidHlwZSI6InVzYWdlX2Jhc2VkX3YxIn0=",
+  "signature": "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",
   "key": "test",
   "algo": "RSASSA_PSS_SHA_256",
   "messageType": "RAW",
-  "version": 1
+  "version": "1"
 }
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