diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index f87b397c24c..1a255e7a5aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v1.1.2...v1.2.0[View commits]
 *Topbeat*
 
 - Add the command line used to start processes {issue}533[533]
-- Add username to processes {pull}845[845]
 
 *Filebeat*
 
diff --git a/topbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc b/topbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
index bf1ee215ddf..f96221ce5df 100644
--- a/topbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
+++ b/topbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
@@ -379,14 +379,6 @@ type: string
 
 The full command-line used to start the process, including the arguments separated by space.
 
-
-==== proc.username
-
-type: string
-
-The username of the user that created the process. If the username can not be determined then the the field will contain the user's numeric identifier (UID). On Windows, this field includes the user's domain and is formatted as `domain\username`.
-
-
 [float]
 === cpu Fields
 
diff --git a/topbeat/etc/fields.yml b/topbeat/etc/fields.yml
index b95580a0448..e742fbea90f 100644
--- a/topbeat/etc/fields.yml
+++ b/topbeat/etc/fields.yml
@@ -330,15 +330,6 @@ process:
             The full command-line used to start the process, including the
             arguments separated by space.
 
-        - name: username
-          path: proc.username
-          type: string
-          description: >
-            The username of the user that created the process. If the username
-            can not be determined then the the field will contain the user's
-            numeric identifier (UID). On Windows, this field includes the user's
-            domain and is formatted as `domain\username`.
-
         - name: cpu
           type: group
           description: CPU-specific statistics per process.