diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/FileTypes.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/FileTypes.java
index 331c72ee206..8ea8c7ea080 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/FileTypes.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/FileTypes.java
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ public BlackboardArtifact newArtifact(BlackboardArtifact.ARTIFACT_TYPE type) thr
         }
         
         @Override
-        public DataArtifact newDataArtifact(BlackboardArtifact.Type artifactType, Collection<BlackboardAttribute> attributesList, OsAccount osAccount) throws TskCoreException {
-            return content.newDataArtifact(artifactType, attributesList, osAccount);
+        public DataArtifact newDataArtifact(BlackboardArtifact.Type artifactType, Collection<BlackboardAttribute> attributesList, Long osAccountId) throws TskCoreException {
+            return content.newDataArtifact(artifactType, attributesList, osAccountId);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/RecentActivity/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/recentactivity/ChromeCacheExtractor.java b/RecentActivity/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/recentactivity/ChromeCacheExtractor.java
index 1acfc4f2538..292d0b9fa0a 100644
--- a/RecentActivity/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/recentactivity/ChromeCacheExtractor.java
+++ b/RecentActivity/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/recentactivity/ChromeCacheExtractor.java
@@ -540,12 +540,7 @@ private void addArtifacts(CacheEntry cacheEntry, AbstractFile cacheEntryFile, Ab
         webAttr.add(new BlackboardAttribute(BlackboardAttribute.ATTRIBUTE_TYPE.TSK_PATH_ID,
                 moduleName, cachedItemFile.getId()));
 
-        Optional<Long> optional = cacheEntryFile.getOsAccountObjectId();
-        OsAccount account = null;
-        if(optional.isPresent()) {
-            account = currentCase.getSleuthkitCase().getOsAccountManager().getOsAccountByObjectId(optional.get());
-        }
-        BlackboardArtifact webCacheArtifact = cacheEntryFile.newDataArtifact(new BlackboardArtifact.Type(ARTIFACT_TYPE.TSK_WEB_CACHE), webAttr, account);
+        BlackboardArtifact webCacheArtifact = cacheEntryFile.newDataArtifact(new BlackboardArtifact.Type(ARTIFACT_TYPE.TSK_WEB_CACHE), webAttr);
         artifactsAdded.add(webCacheArtifact);
 
         // Create a TSK_ASSOCIATED_OBJECT on the f_XXX or derived file file back to the CACHE entry
diff --git a/RecentActivity/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/recentactivity/Extract.java b/RecentActivity/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/recentactivity/Extract.java
index 59457120186..53acbc08657 100644
--- a/RecentActivity/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/recentactivity/Extract.java
+++ b/RecentActivity/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/recentactivity/Extract.java
@@ -159,9 +159,10 @@ BlackboardArtifact createArtifactWithAttributes(BlackboardArtifact.ARTIFACT_TYPE
      * @throws TskCoreException
      */
     BlackboardArtifact createArtifactWithAttributes(BlackboardArtifact.Type type, Content content, Collection<BlackboardAttribute> attributes) throws TskCoreException {
-        Optional<OsAccount> optional = getOsAccount(content);
-        if (optional.isPresent() && type.getCategory() == BlackboardArtifact.Category.DATA_ARTIFACT) {
-            return content.newDataArtifact(type, attributes, optional.get());
+        if (type.getCategory() == BlackboardArtifact.Category.DATA_ARTIFACT) {
+            return (content instanceof AbstractFile) 
+                    ? ((AbstractFile) content).newDataArtifact(type, attributes) 
+                    : content.newDataArtifact(type, attributes, null);
         } else {
             BlackboardArtifact bbart = content.newArtifact(type.getTypeID());
             bbart.addAttributes(attributes);
@@ -537,28 +538,4 @@ protected File createTemporaryFile(IngestJobContext context, AbstractFile file,
          
         return tempFile;
     }
-    
-    /**
-     * Return the appropriate OsAccount for the given file.
-     * 
-     * @param file
-     * 
-     * @return An Optional OsACcount object.
-     * 
-     * @throws TskCoreException 
-     */
-    Optional<OsAccount> getOsAccount(Content content) throws TskCoreException {
-        if(content instanceof AbstractFile) {
-            if(osAccountCache == null) {
-                Optional<Long> accountId = ((AbstractFile)content).getOsAccountObjectId();
-                if(accountId.isPresent()) {
-                    return Optional.ofNullable(tskCase.getOsAccountManager().getOsAccountByObjectId(accountId.get()));
-                }
-                return Optional.empty();
-            } 
-
-            return osAccountCache.getOsAccount(((AbstractFile)content));
-        }
-        return Optional.empty();
-    }
 }