diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ca6bf7e4b..1fefb0679 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@ npm run lint
 ### Customize configuration
 See [Configuration Reference](https://cli.vuejs.org/config/).
 
+
+
+## Other
+
 ```
+// reference material from https://github.com/trentlarson/endorser-mobile/blob/8dc8e0353e0cc80ffa7ed89ded15c8b0da92726b/src/utility/idUtility.ts#L83
+
 // Import an existing ID
 export const importAndStoreIdentifier = async (mnemonic: string, mnemonicPassword: string, toLowercase: boolean, previousIdentifiers: Array<IIdentifier>) => {
 
@@ -122,4 +128,4 @@ export const createAndStoreIdentifier = async (mnemonicPassword) => {
 
   return importAndStoreIdentifier(mnemonic, mnemonicPassword, false, [])
 }
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
index f40cee40d..73c8738ac 100644
--- a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@
 import { Options, Vue } from "vue-class-component";
 import { useClipboard } from "@vueuse/core";
 import { createIdentifier, deriveAddress, newIdentifier } from "../libs/crypto";
-import { IIdentifier } from "@veramo/core";
-import * as R from "ramda";
 import { db } from "../db";
 import { useAppStore } from "@/store/app";
 import { ref } from "vue";
@@ -193,10 +191,8 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
   source = ref("Hello");
   copy = useClipboard().copy;
 
+  // 'created' hook runs when the Vue instance is first created
   async created() {
-    const previousIdentifiers: Array<IIdentifier> = [];
-    const toLowercase = true;
-
     const appCondition = useAppStore().condition;
     if (appCondition == "uninitialized") {
       this.mnemonic = createIdentifier();
@@ -207,27 +203,6 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
         this.UPORT_ROOT_DERIVATION_PATH,
       ] = deriveAddress(this.mnemonic);
 
-      const prevIds = previousIdentifiers || [];
-      if (toLowercase) {
-        const foundEqual =
-          R.find(
-            (id: IIdentifier) => id.did.split(":")[2] === this.address,
-            prevIds
-          ) || false;
-        if (foundEqual === false) {
-          this.address = this.address.toLowerCase();
-        }
-      } else {
-        const foundLower = R.find(
-          (id: IIdentifier) =>
-            id.did.split(":")[2] === this.address.toLowerCase(),
-          prevIds
-        );
-        if (foundLower) {
-          this.address = this.address.toLowerCase();
-        }
-      }
-
       const newId = newIdentifier(
         this.address,
         this.publicHex,