diff --git a/myauth/ldap.py b/myauth/ldap.py
index 97a2cc3..273834e 100644
--- a/myauth/ldap.py
+++ b/myauth/ldap.py
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ import logging
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from rest_framework.permissions import BasePermission
 
 import ldap
 
+User = get_user_model()
 
 def ldap_setting(name, default):
     """Wrapper around django.conf.settings"""
@@ -83,7 +85,6 @@ class LDAPUserExists(BasePermission):
     def has_permission(self, request, view):
         return LDAPConnection.get_instance().has_user(request.user.username)
 
-
 def create_user(*args, **kwargs):
     """
     A create_user function which first checks if the user already exists in the
@@ -91,4 +92,5 @@ def create_user(*args, **kwargs):
     """
     if not LDAPConnection.get_instance().has_user(kwargs["username"]):
         raise PermissionDenied("User not in the LDAP directory.")
+    _ = kwargs.pop("view")
     return User.objects.create_user(*args, **kwargs)