diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_digicert/plugin.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_digicert/plugin.py
index cf01c9d1..f28279a6 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/lemur_digicert/plugin.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_digicert/plugin.py
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ def map_cis_fields(options, csr):
         },
         "organization": {
             "name": options["organization"],
-            "units": [options["organizational_unit"]],
         },
     }
     #  possibility to default to a SIGNING_ALGORITHM for a given profile
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_digicert/tests/test_digicert.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_digicert/tests/test_digicert.py
index 4abfcf54..34dcef71 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/lemur_digicert/tests/test_digicert.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_digicert/tests/test_digicert.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def test_map_cis_fields_with_validity_years(mock_current_app, authority):
             "csr": CSR_STR,
             "additional_dns_names": names,
             "signature_hash": "sha256",
-            "organization": {"name": "Example, Inc.", "units": ["Example Org"]},
+            "organization": {"name": "Example, Inc."},
             "validity": {
                 "valid_to": arrow.get(2018, 11, 3).format("YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM") + "Z"
             },
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def test_map_cis_fields_with_validity_end_and_start(mock_current_app, app, autho
             "csr": CSR_STR,
             "additional_dns_names": names,
             "signature_hash": "sha256",
-            "organization": {"name": "Example, Inc.", "units": ["Example Org"]},
+            "organization": {"name": "Example, Inc."},
             "validity": {
                 "valid_to": arrow.get(2017, 5, 7).format("YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM") + "Z"
             },