diff --git a/modules/users/managers/user_manager_db.cpp b/modules/users/managers/user_manager_db.cpp
index fc322078b..15fc946cf 100644
--- a/modules/users/managers/user_manager_db.cpp
+++ b/modules/users/managers/user_manager_db.cpp
@@ -251,9 +251,6 @@ Ref<User> UserManagerDB::_create_user(Ref<User> p_user) {
 		p_user.instance();
 	}
 
-	//save_user(u);
-	p_user->connect("changed", this, "_save_user", varray(p_user));
-
 	return p_user;
 }
 bool UserManagerDB::_is_username_taken(const String &user_name) {
diff --git a/modules/users/managers/user_manager_file.cpp b/modules/users/managers/user_manager_file.cpp
index 6fea73447..6590857b4 100644
--- a/modules/users/managers/user_manager_file.cpp
+++ b/modules/users/managers/user_manager_file.cpp
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ Ref<User> UserManagerFile::_create_user(Ref<User> p_user) {
 		p_user->set_user_id(-1);
 	}
 
-	p_user->connect("changed", this, "_save_user", varray(p_user));
-
 	return p_user;
 }
 bool UserManagerFile::_is_username_taken(const String &user_name) {
diff --git a/modules/users/users/user.cpp b/modules/users/users/user.cpp
index c2227862d..e7e135c21 100644
--- a/modules/users/users/user.cpp
+++ b/modules/users/users/user.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "user.h"
 #include "core/io/json.h"
 #include "core/object/class_db.h"
+#include "../singleton/user_db.h"
 
 #include "user_module.h"
 
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ void User::from_json(const String &data) {
 }
 
 void User::save() {
-	emit_changed();
+	UserDB::get_singleton()->save_user(Ref<User>(this));
 }
 
 void User::read_lock() {