diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/SentryKSCrashReportConverter.m b/Sources/Sentry/SentryKSCrashReportConverter.m
index d682b5f7653..3ef9a44793a 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/SentryKSCrashReportConverter.m
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/SentryKSCrashReportConverter.m
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ - (SentryEvent *)convertReportToEvent {
 - (SentryUser *_Nullable)convertUser {
     SentryUser *user = nil;
     if (nil != self.userContext[@"user"]) {
-        user = [[SentryUser alloc] initWithUserId:self.userContext[@"user"][@"id"]];
+        user = [[SentryUser alloc] init];
+        user.userId = self.userContext[@"user"][@"id"];
         user.email = self.userContext[@"user"][@"email"];
         user.username = self.userContext[@"user"][@"username"];
         user.extra = self.userContext[@"user"][@"extra"];
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/SentryUser.m b/Sources/Sentry/SentryUser.m
index ff087de922a..2ac5a070e68 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/SentryUser.m
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/SentryUser.m
@@ -20,19 +20,14 @@
 
 @implementation SentryUser
 
-- (instancetype)initWithUserId:(NSString *)userId {
-    self = [super init];
-    if (self) {
-        self.userId = userId;
-    }
-    return self;
+- (instancetype)init {
+    return [super init];
 }
 
 - (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serialize {
-    NSMutableDictionary *serializedData = @{
-            @"id": self.userId
-    }.mutableCopy;
+    NSMutableDictionary *serializedData = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
 
+    [serializedData setValue:self.userId forKey:@"id"];
     [serializedData setValue:self.email forKey:@"email"];
     [serializedData setValue:self.username forKey:@"username"];
     [serializedData setValue:[self.extra sentry_sanitize] forKey:@"extra"];
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryUser.h b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryUser.h
index d032fdbf685..e789e3e66b6 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryUser.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryUser.h
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 NS_SWIFT_NAME(User)
 @interface SentryUser : NSObject <SentrySerializable>
-SENTRY_NO_INIT
 
 /**
- * Id of the user
+ * Optional: Id of the user
  */
 @property(nonatomic, copy) NSString *userId;
 
@@ -42,12 +41,8 @@ SENTRY_NO_INIT
  */
 @property(nonatomic, strong) NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *_Nullable extra;
 
-/**
- * Initializes a SentryUser with the id
- * @param userId NSString
- * @return SentryUser
- */
-- (instancetype)initWithUserId:(NSString *)userId;
+- (instancetype)init;
++ (instancetype)new NS_UNAVAILABLE;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/Tests/SentryTests/SentryInterfacesTests.m b/Tests/SentryTests/SentryInterfacesTests.m
index 8102c81de50..63b26cf1cb7 100644
--- a/Tests/SentryTests/SentryInterfacesTests.m
+++ b/Tests/SentryTests/SentryInterfacesTests.m
@@ -176,12 +176,14 @@ - (void)testThread {
 }
 
 - (void)testUser {
-    SentryUser *user = [[SentryUser alloc] initWithUserId:@"1"];
+    SentryUser *user = [[SentryUser alloc] init];
+    user.userId = @"1";
     XCTAssertNotNil(user.userId);
     NSDictionary *serialized = @{@"id": @"1"};
     XCTAssertEqualObjects([user serialize], serialized);
 
-    SentryUser *user2 = [[SentryUser alloc] initWithUserId:@"1"];
+    SentryUser *user2 = [[SentryUser alloc] init];
+    user2.userId = @"1";
     XCTAssertNotNil(user2.userId);
     user2.email = @"a@b.com";
     user2.username = @"tony";
diff --git a/Tests/SentryTests/SentryRequestTests.m b/Tests/SentryTests/SentryRequestTests.m
index 327282d2b5b..77d681dbea3 100644
--- a/Tests/SentryTests/SentryRequestTests.m
+++ b/Tests/SentryTests/SentryRequestTests.m
@@ -398,7 +398,9 @@ - (void)testRequestQueueMultipleEvents {
 - (void)testUseClientProperties {
     self.client.tags = @{@"a": @"b"};
     self.client.extra = @{@"c": @"d"};
-    self.client.user = [[SentryUser alloc] initWithUserId:@"XXXXXX"];
+    SentryUser *user = [[SentryUser alloc] init];
+    user.userId = @"XXXXXX";
+    self.client.user = user;
     NSDate *date = [NSDate date];
     SentryBreadcrumb *crumb = [[SentryBreadcrumb alloc] initWithLevel:kSentrySeverityInfo category:@"you"];
     crumb.timestamp = date;
diff --git a/Tests/SentryTests/SentrySwiftTests.swift b/Tests/SentryTests/SentrySwiftTests.swift
index dbdc9eda353..8e2f0db23bf 100644
--- a/Tests/SentryTests/SentrySwiftTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/SentryTests/SentrySwiftTests.swift
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ class SentrySwiftTests: XCTestCase {
         Client.shared?.breadcrumbs.add(Breadcrumb(level: .info, category: "test"))
         XCTAssertEqual(Client.shared?.breadcrumbs.count(), 1)
         Client.shared?.enableAutomaticBreadcrumbTracking()
-        let user = User(userId: "1234")
+        let user = User()
+        user.userId = "1234"
         user.email = "hello@sentry.io"
         user.extra = ["is_admin": true]
         Client.shared?.user = user