diff --git a/constants.py b/constants.py
index 0eada7f4ed16aa559fa65dc50093ee84de4318ff..ca78c4a78cf72d584544124fa2b17aa5ee4f2733 100644
--- a/constants.py
+++ b/constants.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ ORG_PARAM_DATA_BLASTP_PATH = "blastp_path"
 ORG_PARAM_DATA_BLASTX_PATH = "blastx_path"
 ORG_PARAM_DATA_GENOME_VERSION = "genome_version"
 ORG_PARAM_DATA_OGS_VERSION = "ogs_version"
-ORG_PARAM_DATA_PERFORMED_BY = "performed_by"
 ORG_PARAM_SERVICES = "services"
 ORG_PARAM_SERVICES_BLAST = "blast"
 ORG_PARAM_SERVICES_GO = "go"
diff --git a/examples/citrus_sinensis.yml b/examples/citrus_sinensis.yml
index 38087bbe0cfe9b87dbd6519ddebd32730aab1dc7..7229c3b365f667b5814875cc66de6353973bf0de 100644
--- a/examples/citrus_sinensis.yml
+++ b/examples/citrus_sinensis.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     genome_version: 1.0
     # Same as genome version, but for the OGS analysis
     ogs_version: 1.0
-    performed_by:
   services:
   # List the optional services/resources to add
     blast: 0 # "1" to add links to blast form, "some/url" to specify, multiple urls as "Name1=url1&Name2=url2", "0" to disable it. Default: "0"
diff --git a/speciesData.py b/speciesData.py
index 2c16840b475c6570906ab359fd07efe3ec3cb7b0..c012a46856e2c57d2cb3df83dfe6a2968b3c40b0 100755
--- a/speciesData.py
+++ b/speciesData.py
@@ -66,11 +66,10 @@ class SpeciesData:
         self.genus = self.clean_string(parameters_dictionary_description[constants.ORG_PARAM_DESC_GENUS])
         self.strain = self.clean_string(parameters_dictionary_description[constants.ORG_PARAM_DESC_STRAIN])
         self.sex = self.clean_string(parameters_dictionary_description[constants.ORG_PARAM_DESC_SEX])
-        self.common = self.clean_string(parameters_dictionary_description[constants.ORG_PARAM_DESC_COMMON_NAME])
+        self.common_name = self.clean_string(parameters_dictionary_description[constants.ORG_PARAM_DESC_COMMON_NAME])
 
         self.date = datetime.today().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
         self.origin = parameters_dictionary_description[constants.ORG_PARAM_DESC_ORIGIN]
-        self.performed = parameters_dictionary_data[constants.ORG_PARAM_DATA_PERFORMED_BY]
 
         if parameters_dictionary_data[constants.ORG_PARAM_DATA_GENOME_VERSION] == "":
             self.genome_version = "1.0"
@@ -100,10 +99,8 @@ class SpeciesData:
         self.genus_uppercase = self.genus[0].upper() + self.genus_lowercase[1:]
         self.genus_species = "{0}_{1}".format(self.genus_lowercase, self.species_lowercase)
 
-        self.chado_species_name = "{0} {1}".format(self.species, self.sex)
         self.full_name = ' '.join(utilities.filter_empty_not_empty_items([self.genus_uppercase, self.species, self.strain, self.sex])["not_empty"])
         self.full_name_lowercase = self.full_name.lower()
-        self.abbreviation = "_".join(utilities.filter_empty_not_empty_items([self.genus_lowercase[0], self.species, self.strain, self.sex])["not_empty"])
 
         self.species_folder_name = "_".join(utilities.filter_empty_not_empty_items(
             [self.genus_lowercase, self.species_lowercase, self.strain.lower(),
diff --git a/templates/organisms.yml.j2 b/templates/organisms.yml.j2
index 019fce089740ba1634b15f2756f8d04e5fa2e5f3..2a127adb360d4d5a1579cdcd8a3d1f99d196f5be 100644
--- a/templates/organisms.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/organisms.yml.j2
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     {{ org_param_data_blastx_path }}: {{ org_param_data_blastx_path_value }}
     {{ org_param_data_genome_version }}: {{ org_param_data_genome_version_value }}
     {{ org_param_data_ogs_version }}: {{ org_param_data_ogs_version_value }}
-    {{ org_param_data_performed_by }}: {{ org_param_data_performed_by_value }}
   {{ org_param_services }}:
     {{ org_param_services_blast }}: {{ org_param_services_blast_value }}
     {{ org_param_services_go }}: {{ org_param_services_go_value }}
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