diff --git a/packages/cli/src/Interfaces.ts b/packages/cli/src/Interfaces.ts
index 280def7505..0ebd0f491f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/Interfaces.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/Interfaces.ts
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ export interface IInternalHooksClass {
 	onServerStarted(
 		diagnosticInfo: IDiagnosticInfo,
 		firstWorkflowCreatedAt?: Date,
-		userId?: string,
 	): Promise<unknown[]>;
 	onPersonalizationSurveySubmitted(userId: string, answers: Record<string, string>): Promise<void>;
 	onWorkflowCreated(userId: string, workflow: IWorkflowBase, publicApi: boolean): Promise<void>;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/InternalHooks.ts b/packages/cli/src/InternalHooks.ts
index 9a25033600..4221b2ac8c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/InternalHooks.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/InternalHooks.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export class InternalHooksClass implements IInternalHooksClass {
 	async onServerStarted(
 		diagnosticInfo: IDiagnosticInfo,
 		earliestWorkflowCreatedAt?: Date,
-		userId?: string,
 	): Promise<unknown[]> {
 		const info = {
 			version_cli: diagnosticInfo.versionCli,
@@ -46,11 +45,9 @@ export class InternalHooksClass implements IInternalHooksClass {
 			n8n_binary_data_mode: diagnosticInfo.binaryDataMode,
 			n8n_multi_user_allowed: diagnosticInfo.n8n_multi_user_allowed,
 			smtp_set_up: diagnosticInfo.smtp_set_up,
-			user_id: userId,
 		};
 
 		return Promise.all([
-			this.telemetry.identify(info),
 			this.telemetry.track('Instance started', {
 				...info,
 				earliest_workflow_created: earliestWorkflowCreatedAt,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/Server.ts b/packages/cli/src/Server.ts
index ebabf5899f..2a90700b73 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/Server.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/Server.ts
@@ -1986,21 +1986,14 @@ export async function start(): Promise<void> {
 			smtp_set_up: config.getEnv('userManagement.emails.mode') === 'smtp',
 		};
 
-		const earliestWorkflow = await Db.collections.Workflow.findOne({
-			select: ['createdAt', 'id'],
-			order: { createdAt: 'ASC' },
-		});
-
-		const sharing = await Db.collections.SharedWorkflow.findOne({
-			where: { workflow: { id: earliestWorkflow?.id } },
-			relations: ['workflow'],
-		});
-
-		void InternalHooksManager.getInstance().onServerStarted(
-			diagnosticInfo,
-			earliestWorkflow?.createdAt,
-			sharing?.userId,
-		);
+		void Db.collections
+			.Workflow!.findOne({
+				select: ['createdAt'],
+				order: { createdAt: 'ASC' },
+			})
+			.then(async (workflow) =>
+				InternalHooksManager.getInstance().onServerStarted(diagnosticInfo, workflow?.createdAt),
+			);
 	});
 
 	server.on('error', (error: Error & { code: string }) => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/telemetry/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/telemetry/index.ts
index ae8a263bab..43824ff7e8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/telemetry/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/telemetry/index.ts
@@ -138,38 +138,6 @@ export class Telemetry {
 		});
 	}
 
-	async identify(traits?: {
-		[key: string]: string | number | boolean | object | undefined | null;
-	}): Promise<void> {
-		return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-			if (this.postHog && traits?.user_id) {
-				this.postHog.identify({
-					distinctId: [this.instanceId, traits.user_id].join('#'),
-					properties: {
-						...traits,
-						instanceId: this.instanceId,
-					},
-				});
-			}
-
-			if (this.rudderStack) {
-				this.rudderStack.identify(
-					{
-						userId: this.instanceId,
-						anonymousId: '000000000000',
-						traits: {
-							...traits,
-							instanceId: this.instanceId,
-						},
-					},
-					resolve,
-				);
-			} else {
-				resolve();
-			}
-		});
-	}
-
 	async track(
 		eventName: string,
 		properties: ITelemetryTrackProperties = {},