diff --git a/zuul/connection/github.py b/zuul/connection/github.py
index 7211e622e4..41052c1c37 100644
--- a/zuul/connection/github.py
+++ b/zuul/connection/github.py
@@ -322,9 +322,7 @@ def _status_as_tuple(self, status):
         if not creator:
             user = "Unknown"
         else:
-            user = creator.get('login', '')
-
-        user = user.replace('anne-bonny', 'bonnyci[bot]')
+            user = creator.get('login')
         context = status.get('context')
         state = status.get('state')
         return (user, context, state)
diff --git a/zuul/trigger/github.py b/zuul/trigger/github.py
index 014dc2a98a..ab1d1d91fd 100644
--- a/zuul/trigger/github.py
+++ b/zuul/trigger/github.py
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ def toList(item):
 
         efilters = []
         for trigger in toList(trigger_config):
-            statuses = [s.replace('anne-bonny', 'bonnyci[bot]')
-                        for s in toList(trigger.get('status'))]
-
             f = EventFilter(
                 trigger=self,
                 types=toList(trigger['event']),
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ def toList(item):
                 comments=toList(trigger.get('comment')),
                 labels=toList(trigger.get('label')),
                 states=toList(trigger.get('state')),
-                event_statuses=statuses
+                event_statuses=toList(trigger.get('status'))
             )
             efilters.append(f)