diff --git a/app/serializers/api/state_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/api/state_serializer.rb
index a43e5665b3..38ad444701 100644
--- a/app/serializers/api/state_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/api/state_serializer.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
 class Api::StateSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   attributes :id, :name, :abbr
-
-  def abbr
-    object.abbr.upcase
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/features/consumer/registration_spec.rb b/spec/features/consumer/registration_spec.rb
index 70d132b11b..b0818cd79b 100644
--- a/spec/features/consumer/registration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/consumer/registration_spec.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ feature "Registration", js: true do
       fill_in 'enterprise_city', with: 'Northcote'
       fill_in 'enterprise_zipcode', with: '3070'
       expect(page).to have_select('enterprise_country', options: %w(Albania Australia), selected: 'Australia')
-      select 'VIC', from: 'enterprise_state'
+      select 'Vic', from: 'enterprise_state'
       perform_and_ensure(:click_button, "Continue", lambda { page.has_content? 'Who is responsible for managing My Awesome Enterprise?' })