diff --git a/backend/src/auth/RIGHTS.ts b/backend/src/auth/RIGHTS.ts
index 30027086f..d26bdc702 100644
--- a/backend/src/auth/RIGHTS.ts
+++ b/backend/src/auth/RIGHTS.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ export enum RIGHTS {
   UPDATE_CONTRIBUTION = 'UPDATE_CONTRIBUTION',
   LIST_CONTRIBUTION_LINKS = 'LIST_CONTRIBUTION_LINKS',
   COMMUNITY_STATISTICS = 'COMMUNITY_STATISTICS',
-  COMMUNITY_STATUS = 'COMMUNITY_STATUS',
   SEARCH_ADMIN_USERS = 'SEARCH_ADMIN_USERS',
   CREATE_CONTRIBUTION_MESSAGE = 'CREATE_CONTRIBUTION_MESSAGE',
   LIST_ALL_CONTRIBUTION_MESSAGES = 'LIST_ALL_CONTRIBUTION_MESSAGES',
diff --git a/backend/src/auth/USER_RIGHTS.ts b/backend/src/auth/USER_RIGHTS.ts
index 83ce9d871..3f08d1160 100644
--- a/backend/src/auth/USER_RIGHTS.ts
+++ b/backend/src/auth/USER_RIGHTS.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export const USER_RIGHTS = [
   RIGHTS.SEARCH_ADMIN_USERS,
   RIGHTS.LIST_CONTRIBUTION_LINKS,
   RIGHTS.COMMUNITY_STATISTICS,
-  RIGHTS.COMMUNITY_STATUS,
   RIGHTS.CREATE_CONTRIBUTION_MESSAGE,
   RIGHTS.LIST_ALL_CONTRIBUTION_MESSAGES,
   RIGHTS.OPEN_CREATIONS,
diff --git a/backend/src/federation/client/FederationClientFactory.ts b/backend/src/federation/client/FederationClientFactory.ts
index 87794882d..926c3c180 100644
--- a/backend/src/federation/client/FederationClientFactory.ts
+++ b/backend/src/federation/client/FederationClientFactory.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { FederationClient as V1_0_FederationClient } from '@/federation/client/1
 import { FederationClient as V1_1_FederationClient } from '@/federation/client/1_1/FederationClient'
 import { ApiVersionType, ensureUrlEndsWithSlash } from 'core'
 
-export type FederationClient = V1_0_FederationClient | V1_1_FederationClient
+type FederationClient = V1_0_FederationClient | V1_1_FederationClient
 
 interface FederationClientInstance {
   id: number
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/model/Community.ts b/backend/src/graphql/model/Community.ts
index 3163b886d..e5ccad59b 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/model/Community.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/model/Community.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export class Community {
     this.creationDate = dbCom.creationDate
     this.uuid = dbCom.communityUuid
     this.authenticatedAt = dbCom.authenticatedAt
-    // this.gmsApiKey = dbCom.gmsApiKey // 
     this.hieroTopicId = dbCom.hieroTopicId
   }
 
@@ -40,10 +39,6 @@ export class Community {
   @Field(() => Date, { nullable: true })
   authenticatedAt: Date | null
 
-  // gms api key should only seen by admins, they can use AdminCommunityView
-  // @Field(() => String, { nullable: true })
-  // gmsApiKey: string | null
-
   @Field(() => String, { nullable: true })
   hieroTopicId: string | null
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/CommunityResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/CommunityResolver.ts
index c3604812e..675ec858f 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/CommunityResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/CommunityResolver.ts
@@ -78,24 +78,18 @@ export class CommunityResolver {
     if (homeCom.foreign) {
       throw new LogError('Error: Only the HomeCommunity could be modified!')
     }
-        
     if (
       homeCom.gmsApiKey !== gmsApiKey ||
       homeCom.location !== location ||
       homeCom.hieroTopicId !== hieroTopicId
     ) {
-      // TODO: think about this, it is really expected to delete gmsApiKey if no new one is given?
       homeCom.gmsApiKey = gmsApiKey ?? null
       if (location) {
         homeCom.location = Location2Point(location)
       }
-      // update only with new value, don't overwrite existing value with null or undefined!
-      if (hieroTopicId) {
-        homeCom.hieroTopicId = hieroTopicId
-      }
+      homeCom.hieroTopicId = hieroTopicId ?? null
       await DbCommunity.save(homeCom)
     }
-    
     return new AdminCommunityView(homeCom)
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionResolver.ts
index fa6170013..a61356e29 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionResolver.ts
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ export class TransactionResolver {
         recipientCommunityIdentifier,
       )
       if (!recipientUser) {
-        throw new LogError('The recipient user was not found', { recipientIdentifier, recipientCommunityIdentifier })
+        throw new LogError('The recipient user was not found', recipientUser)
       }
       logger.addContext('to', recipientUser?.id)
       if (recipientUser.foreign) {
diff --git a/backend/test/helpers.ts b/backend/test/helpers.ts
index ff0c513e7..c7f533931 100644
--- a/backend/test/helpers.ts
+++ b/backend/test/helpers.ts
@@ -39,13 +39,11 @@ export const testEnvironment = async (testLogger = getLogger('apollo'), testI18n
 }
 
 export const resetEntity = async (entity: any) => {
-  // delete data and reset autoincrement!
-  await entity.clear()
-  /*const items = await entity.find({ withDeleted: true })
+  const items = await entity.find({ withDeleted: true })
   if (items.length > 0) {
     const ids = items.map((e: any) => e.id)
     await entity.delete(ids)
-  }*/
+  }
 }
 
 export const resetToken = () => {