diff --git a/lnbits/core/services/users.py b/lnbits/core/services/users.py
index 412d0373..d21a8aff 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/services/users.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/services/users.py
@@ -268,42 +268,32 @@ async def _create_default_pay_link(account: Account, wallet) -> None:
 
 async def _publish_nostr_metadata_event(account: Account) -> None:
     """Publish a Nostr kind 0 metadata event for a new user"""
-    try:
-        import importlib
-        import sys
-        import secp256k1
+    import coincurve
 
-        # Note: We publish directly to nostrrelay database, no need to get relay URLs
+    from lnbits.utils.nostr import sign_event
 
-        # Create Nostr kind 0 metadata event
-        metadata = {
-            "name": account.username,
-            "display_name": account.username,
-            "about": f"LNbits user: {account.username}",
-        }
+    # Create Nostr kind 0 metadata event
+    metadata = {
+        "name": account.username,
+        "display_name": account.username,
+        "about": f"LNbits user: {account.username}",
+    }
 
-        event = {
-            "kind": 0,
-            "created_at": int(time.time()),
-            "tags": [],
-            "content": json.dumps(metadata),
-        }
+    event = {
+        "kind": 0,
+        "created_at": int(time.time()),
+        "tags": [],
+        "content": json.dumps(metadata),
+    }
 
-        # Sign the event using LNbits utilities
-        from lnbits.utils.nostr import sign_event
+    # Convert hex private key to coincurve PrivateKey
+    private_key = coincurve.PrivateKey(bytes.fromhex(account.prvkey))
 
-        # Convert hex private key to secp256k1 PrivateKey
-        private_key = secp256k1.PrivateKey(bytes.fromhex(account.prvkey))
+    # Sign the event
+    signed_event = sign_event(event, account.pubkey, private_key)
 
-        # Sign the event
-        signed_event = sign_event(event, account.pubkey, private_key)
-
-        # Publish directly to nostrrelay database (hacky but works around WebSocket issues)
-        await _insert_event_into_nostrrelay(signed_event, account.username)
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Failed to publish Nostr metadata event: {e}")
-        # Don't raise - we don't want user creation to fail if Nostr publishing fails
+    # Publish directly to nostrrelay database (hacky but works around WebSocket issues)
+    await _insert_event_into_nostrrelay(signed_event, account.username)
 
 
 async def _insert_event_into_nostrrelay(event: dict, username: str) -> None: