diff --git a/ui/component/channelThumbnail/spaceman.png b/ui/component/channelThumbnail/spaceman.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 48db0ba6a..000000000
Binary files a/ui/component/channelThumbnail/spaceman.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/ui/component/userFirstChannel/view.jsx b/ui/component/userFirstChannel/view.jsx
index 0717feab5..1521b1f04 100644
--- a/ui/component/userFirstChannel/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/userFirstChannel/view.jsx
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ import I18nMessage from 'component/i18nMessage';
 import analytics from 'analytics';
 import { sortLanguageMap } from 'util/default-languages';
 import SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES from 'constants/supported_languages';
-import Spaceman from 'component/channelThumbnail/spaceman.png';
 import ThumbnailBrokenImage from 'component/selectThumbnail/thumbnail-broken.png';
-import { THUMBNAIL_CDN_SIZE_LIMIT_BYTES } from 'config';
+import { AVATAR_DEFAULT, THUMBNAIL_CDN_SIZE_LIMIT_BYTES } from 'config';
 import * as ICONS from 'constants/icons';
 
 export const DEFAULT_BID_FOR_FIRST_CHANNEL = 0.01;
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ type Props = {
   createChannelError: string,
   claimingReward: boolean,
   user: User,
-  languages: Array<string>,
   doToggleInterestedInYoutubeSync: () => void,
   openModal: (
     id: string,
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@ function UserFirstChannel(props: Props) {
     creatingChannel,
     claimingReward,
     user,
-    languages = [],
     createChannelError,
     doToggleInterestedInYoutubeSync,
     openModal,
@@ -52,16 +49,10 @@ function UserFirstChannel(props: Props) {
   const [params, setParams]: [any, (any) => void] = React.useState(getChannelParams());
 
   const LANG_NONE = 'none';
-  const languageParam = params.languages;
+  const [languageParam, setLanguageParam] = useState([]);
   const primaryLanguage = Array.isArray(languageParam) && languageParam.length && languageParam[0];
   const [nameError, setNameError] = useState(undefined);
 
-  var optionalParams = {
-    title: title,
-    thumbnailUrl: params.thumbnailUrl,
-    languages: primaryLanguage,
-  };
-
   function getChannelParams() {
     // fill this in with sdk data
     const channelParams: {
@@ -69,14 +60,14 @@ function UserFirstChannel(props: Props) {
       languages: ?Array<string>,
     } = {
       title,
-      languages: languages || [],
+      languages: languageParam || [],
     };
     return channelParams;
   }
 
   let thumbnailPreview;
   if (!params.thumbnailUrl) {
-    thumbnailPreview = Spaceman;
+    thumbnailPreview = AVATAR_DEFAULT;
   } else if (thumbError) {
     thumbnailPreview = ThumbnailBrokenImage;
   } else {
@@ -105,11 +96,16 @@ function UserFirstChannel(props: Props) {
         langs[index] = code;
       }
     }
-    setParams({ ...params, languages: langs });
+    setLanguageParam(langs);
+    // setParams({ ...params, languages: langs });
   }
 
   function handleCreateChannel() {
-    createChannel(`@${channel}`, DEFAULT_BID_FOR_FIRST_CHANNEL, optionalParams).then((channelClaim) => {
+    createChannel(`@${channel}`, DEFAULT_BID_FOR_FIRST_CHANNEL, {
+      title: title,
+      thumbnailUrl: params.thumbnailUrl,
+      languages: primaryLanguage,
+    }).then((channelClaim) => {
       if (channelClaim) {
         analytics.apiLogPublish(channelClaim);
       }
@@ -144,7 +140,7 @@ function UserFirstChannel(props: Props) {
         actions={
           <Form onSubmit={handleCreateChannel}>
             <fieldset-section>
-              <label>Avatar</label>
+              <label>{__('Avatar')}</label>
               <div className="form-field__avatar_upload">
                 <img className="form-field__avatar" src={thumbnailPreview} />
                 <Button
@@ -171,7 +167,7 @@ function UserFirstChannel(props: Props) {
                 autoFocus
                 type="text"
                 name="channel_title2"
-                label={__('Title')}
+                label={__('Display Name')}
                 placeholder={__('My Awesome Channel')}
                 value={title}
                 onChange={handleTitleChange}
@@ -183,7 +179,7 @@ function UserFirstChannel(props: Props) {
                   {createChannelError || nameError ? (
                     <span className="error__text">{createChannelError || nameError}</span>
                   ) : (
-                    __('Your Channel')
+                    __('Username')
                   )}
                 </label>
                 <div className="form-field__prefix">@</div>
diff --git a/ui/component/userFirstChannelDetails/index.js b/ui/component/userFirstChannelDetails/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 842ac8d6f..000000000
--- a/ui/component/userFirstChannelDetails/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { selectUser, selectEmailToVerify } from 'redux/selectors/user';
-import { selectCreatingChannel, selectMyChannelClaims, selectCreateChannelError } from 'redux/selectors/claims';
-import { doCreateChannel } from 'redux/actions/claims';
-import UserFirstChannelDetails from './view';
-
-const select = (state) => ({
-  email: selectEmailToVerify(state),
-  user: selectUser(state),
-  channels: selectMyChannelClaims(state),
-  creatingChannel: selectCreatingChannel(state),
-  createChannelError: selectCreateChannelError(state),
-});
-
-const perform = (dispatch) => ({
-  createChannel: (name, amount) => dispatch(doCreateChannel(name, amount)),
-});
-
-export default connect(select, perform)(UserFirstChannelDetails);
diff --git a/ui/component/userFirstChannelDetails/view.jsx b/ui/component/userFirstChannelDetails/view.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 3190bbc7a..000000000
--- a/ui/component/userFirstChannelDetails/view.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-// @flow
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import { isNameValid } from 'util/lbryURI';
-import Button from 'component/button';
-import { Form, FormField } from 'component/common/form';
-import { INVALID_NAME_ERROR } from 'constants/claim';
-import Card from 'component/common/card';
-import I18nMessage from 'component/i18nMessage';
-import analytics from 'analytics';
-
-export const DEFAULT_BID_FOR_FIRST_CHANNEL = 0.01;
-
-type Props = {
-  createChannel: (string, number) => Promise<ChannelClaim>,
-  creatingChannel: boolean,
-  createChannelError: string,
-  claimingReward: boolean,
-  user: User,
-  doToggleInterestedInYoutubeSync: () => void,
-};
-
-function UserFirstChannelDetails(props: Props) {
-  const {
-    createChannel,
-    creatingChannel,
-    claimingReward,
-    user,
-    createChannelError,
-    doToggleInterestedInYoutubeSync,
-  } = props;
-  const { primary_email: primaryEmail } = user;
-  const initialChannel = primaryEmail ? primaryEmail.split('@')[0] : '';
-  const [channel, setChannel] = useState(initialChannel);
-  const [nameError, setNameError] = useState(undefined);
-
-  function handleCreateChannel() {
-    createChannel(`@${channel}`, DEFAULT_BID_FOR_FIRST_CHANNEL).then((channelClaim) => {
-      if (channelClaim) {
-        analytics.apiLogPublish(channelClaim);
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
-  function handleChannelChange(e) {
-    const { value } = e.target;
-    setChannel(value);
-    if (!isNameValid(value)) {
-      setNameError(INVALID_NAME_ERROR);
-    } else {
-      setNameError();
-    }
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <div className="main__channel-creation">
-      <Card
-        title={__('Create a Channel')}
-        subtitle={
-          <React.Fragment>
-            <p>{__('Your channel will be used for publishing and commenting.')}</p>
-            <p>{__('You can have more than one or remove it later.')}</p>
-          </React.Fragment>
-        }
-        actions={
-          <Form onSubmit={handleCreateChannel}>
-            <fieldset-group class="fieldset-group--smushed fieldset-group--disabled-prefix">
-              <fieldset-section>
-                <label htmlFor="auth_first_channel">
-                  {createChannelError || nameError ? (
-                    <span className="error__text">{createChannelError || nameError}</span>
-                  ) : (
-                    __('Your Channel')
-                  )}
-                </label>
-                <div className="form-field__prefix">@</div>
-              </fieldset-section>
-
-              <FormField
-                autoFocus
-                placeholder={__('channel')}
-                type="text"
-                name="auth_first_channel"
-                className="form-field--short"
-                value={channel}
-                onChange={handleChannelChange}
-              />
-            </fieldset-group>
-            <div className="section__actions">
-              <Button
-                button="primary"
-                type="submit"
-                disabled={nameError || !channel || creatingChannel || claimingReward}
-                label={creatingChannel || claimingReward ? __('Creating') : __('Create')}
-              />
-            </div>
-            <div className="help--card-actions">
-              <I18nMessage
-                tokens={{
-                  sync_channel: (
-                    <Button
-                      button="link"
-                      label={__('Sync it and skip this step')}
-                      onClick={() => doToggleInterestedInYoutubeSync()}
-                    />
-                  ),
-                }}
-              >
-                Have a YouTube channel? %sync_channel%.
-              </I18nMessage>
-            </div>
-          </Form>
-        }
-      />
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
-export default UserFirstChannelDetails;
diff --git a/ui/component/userSignUp/view.jsx b/ui/component/userSignUp/view.jsx
index 60fb21797..3472144bd 100644
--- a/ui/component/userSignUp/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/userSignUp/view.jsx
@@ -172,11 +172,6 @@ function UserSignUp(props: Props) {
         }}
       />
     ),
-    /*
-    showChannelDetailsUpdate && (
-      <UserFirstChannelDetails />
-    ),
-    */
     showChannelCreation &&
       (interestedInYoutubeSync ? (
         <YoutubeSync inSignUpFlow doToggleInterestedInYoutubeSync={doToggleInterestedInYoutubeSync} />
diff --git a/ui/redux/actions/claims.js b/ui/redux/actions/claims.js
index 6245b24e5..03e26b0cf 100644
--- a/ui/redux/actions/claims.js
+++ b/ui/redux/actions/claims.js
@@ -431,8 +431,6 @@ export function doCreateChannel(name: string, amount: number, optionalParams: an
     const state = getState();
     const channelCountOverLimit = selectIsMyChannelCountOverLimit(state);
 
-    console.log('optionalParams: ', optionalParams);
-
     dispatch({
       type: ACTIONS.CREATE_CHANNEL_STARTED,
     });