diff --git a/auth-api/src/auth_api/services/org.py b/auth-api/src/auth_api/services/org.py
index f0dfcf619..c4f878f2b 100644
--- a/auth-api/src/auth_api/services/org.py
+++ b/auth-api/src/auth_api/services/org.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def create_org(org_info: dict, user_id):
         mailing_address = org_info.pop("mailingAddress", None)
         payment_info = org_info.pop("paymentInfo", {})
         product_subscriptions = org_info.pop("productSubscriptions", None)
-        type_code = org_info.pop("typeCode", None)
+        # type_code = org_info.pop("typeCode", None)
 
         bcol_profile_flags = None
         response = Org._validate_and_raise_error(org_info)