diff --git a/server/models/TrialRequest.coffee b/server/models/TrialRequest.coffee
index 536fa0984..ca0c6622d 100644
--- a/server/models/TrialRequest.coffee
+++ b/server/models/TrialRequest.coffee
@@ -10,62 +10,20 @@ User = require './User'
 
 TrialRequestSchema = new mongoose.Schema {}, {strict: false, minimize: false, read:config.mongo.readpref}
 
-TrialRequestSchema.pre 'save', (next) ->
-  return next() unless @get('status') is 'approved'
-
-  # Add 2 course headcount
-  prepaid = new Prepaid
-    creator: @get('applicant')
-    type: 'course'
-    maxRedeemers: 2
-    properties:
-      trialRequestID: @get('_id')
-  prepaid.save (err) =>
-    if err
-      log.error "Trial request prepaid creation error: #{err}"
-    next()
-
 TrialRequestSchema.post 'save', (doc) ->
-  if doc.get('status') is 'approved'
-    unless trialProperties = doc.get('properties')
-      log.error "Saving approved trial request #{doc.id} with no properties!"
+  # Subscribe to teacher news group
+  User.findById doc.get('applicant'), (err, user) =>
+    if err
+      log.error "Trial request user find error: #{err}"
       return
-
-    User.findById doc.get('applicant'), (err, user) =>
+    emails = _.cloneDeep(user.get('emails') ? {})
+    emails.teacherNews ?= {}
+    emails.teacherNews.enabled = true
+    user.update {$set: {emails: emails}}, {}, (err) =>
       if err
-        log.error "Trial request user find error: #{err}"
+        log.error "Trial request user update error: #{err}"
         return
 
-      # Send trial approved email
-      email = trialProperties.email ? user.get('emailLower')
-      emailParams =
-        recipient:
-          address: email
-        email_id: sendwithus.templates.teacher_request_demo
-        email_data:
-          account_exists: user?.get('anonymous') is false
-          classes_exist: false
-      if user?.get('anonymous') is false
-        Classroom.findOne {ownerID: user.get('_id')}, (err, classroom) =>
-          if err
-            log.error "Trial request classroom find error: #{err}"
-            return
-          emailParams.email_data.classes_exist = classroom?
-          sendwithus.api.send emailParams, (err, result) =>
-            log.error "sendwithus trial request approved error: #{err}, result: #{result}" if err
-      else
-        sendwithus.api.send emailParams, (err, result) =>
-          log.error "sendwithus trial request approved error: #{err}, result: #{result}" if err
-
-      # Subscribe to teacher news group
-      emails = _.cloneDeep(user.get('emails') ? {})
-      emails.teacherNews ?= {}
-      emails.teacherNews.enabled = true
-      user.update {$set: {emails: emails}}, {}, (err) =>
-        if err
-          log.error "Trial request user update error: #{err}"
-          return
-
 TrialRequestSchema.statics.privateProperties = []
 TrialRequestSchema.statics.editableProperties = [
   'created'
diff --git a/spec/server/functional/trial_request.spec.coffee b/spec/server/functional/trial_request.spec.coffee
index 4482378d4..9e65c85fc 100644
--- a/spec/server/functional/trial_request.spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/server/functional/trial_request.spec.coffee
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe 'POST /db/trial.request', ->
     [res, body] = yield request.postAsync(getURL('/db/trial.request'), { json: true })
     expect(res.statusCode).toBe(422)
     done()
-    
+
   it 'updates an existing TrialRequest if there is one', utils.wrap (done) ->
     yield utils.clearModels([User, TrialRequest])
     @user = yield utils.initUser()
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe 'GET /db/trial.request', ->
     [res, body] = yield request.postAsync(getURL('/db/trial.request'), { json: fixture })
     @trialRequest = yield TrialRequest.findById(body._id)
     done()
-  
+
   it 'returns 403 to non-admins', utils.wrap (done) ->
     [res, body] = yield request.getAsync(getURL('/db/trial.request'))
     expect(res.statusCode).toEqual(403)
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@ describe 'GET /db/trial.request?applicant=:userID', ->
     expect(body.length).toBe(1)
     expect(body[0]._id).toBe(@trialRequest1.id)
     done()
-    
+
   it 'returns 403 when non-admins request other people\'s trial requests', utils.wrap (done) ->
     [res, body] = yield request.getAsync(getURL('/db/trial.request?applicant='+@user2.id), { json: true })
     expect(res.statusCode).toEqual(403)
     done()
 
-    
+
 describe 'PUT /db/trial.request/:handle', ->
   putURL = null
 
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@ describe 'PUT /db/trial.request/:handle', ->
     @trialRequest = yield TrialRequest.findById(body._id)
     putURL = getURL('/db/trial.request/'+@trialRequest.id)
     done()
-    
+
   it 'returns 403 to non-admins', ->
     [res, body] = yield request.putAsync(getURL("/db/trial.request/#{@trialRequest.id}"))
     expect(res.statusCode).toEqual(403)
     done()
-    
+
   describe 'set status to "approved"', ->
-    
+
     beforeEach utils.wrap (done) ->
       @admin = yield utils.initAdmin()
       yield utils.loginUser(@admin)
@@ -164,23 +164,14 @@ describe 'PUT /db/trial.request/:handle', ->
       expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200)
       expect(body.status).toBe('approved')
       setTimeout done, 10 # let changes propagate
-    
+
     it 'sets reviewDate and reviewer', utils.wrap (done) ->
       trialRequest = yield TrialRequest.findById(@trialRequest.id)
       expect(trialRequest.get('reviewDate')).toBeDefined()
       expect(trialRequest.get('reviewer').equals(@admin._id))
       expect(new Date(trialRequest.get('reviewDate'))).toBeLessThan(new Date())
       done()
-    
-    it 'gives the user two enrollments', utils.wrap (done) ->
-      prepaids = yield Prepaid.find({'properties.trialRequestID': @trialRequest._id})
-      expect(prepaids.length).toEqual(1)
-      prepaid = prepaids[0]
-      expect(prepaid.get('type')).toEqual('course')
-      expect(prepaid.get('creator')).toEqual(@user.get('_id'))
-      expect(prepaid.get('maxRedeemers')).toEqual(2)
-      done()
-      
+
     it 'enables teacherNews for the user', utils.wrap (done) ->
       user = yield User.findById(@user._id)
       expect(user.get('emails')?.teacherNews?.enabled).toEqual(true)
@@ -202,8 +193,4 @@ describe 'PUT /db/trial.request/:handle', ->
       expect(trialRequest.get('reviewer').equals(@admin._id))
       expect(new Date(trialRequest.get('reviewDate'))).toBeLessThan(new Date())
       done()
-      
-    it 'does not give the user two enrollments', utils.wrap (done) ->
-      prepaids = yield Prepaid.find({'properties.trialRequestID': @trialRequest._id})
-      expect(prepaids.length).toEqual(0)
-      done()
+