diff --git a/documents/service.go b/documents/service.go
index 19c496c94..fd6298456 100644
--- a/documents/service.go
+++ b/documents/service.go
@@ -397,17 +397,11 @@ func (s service) UpdateModel(ctx context.Context, payload UpdatePayload) (Model,
 // Derive looks for specific document type service based in the schema and delegates the Derivation to that service.˜
 func (s service) Derive(ctx context.Context, payload UpdatePayload) (Model, error) {
 	if len(payload.DocumentID) == 0 {
-		did, err := contextutil.AccountDID(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, ErrDocumentConfigAccountID
-		}
-
 		doc, err := s.New(payload.Scheme)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		payload.Collaborators.ReadWriteCollaborators = append(payload.Collaborators.ReadWriteCollaborators, did)
 		if err := doc.(Deriver).DeriveFromCreatePayload(ctx, payload.CreatePayload); err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.NewTypedError(ErrDocumentInvalid, err)
 		}
diff --git a/documents/service_test.go b/documents/service_test.go
index c9bcd2674..40e2c6e59 100644
--- a/documents/service_test.go
+++ b/documents/service_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/centrifuge/go-centrifuge/errors"
+	"github.com/centrifuge/go-centrifuge/identity"
 	"github.com/centrifuge/go-centrifuge/jobs"
 	testingconfig "github.com/centrifuge/go-centrifuge/testingutils/config"
 	"github.com/centrifuge/go-centrifuge/testingutils/testingjobs"
@@ -160,20 +161,20 @@ func TestService_Derive(t *testing.T) {
 	attrs := map[AttrKey]Attribute{
 		attr.Key: attr,
 	}
+	cid, err := identity.NewDIDFromString("0xBAEb33a61f05e6F269f1c4b4CFF91A901B54DaF7")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	payload := UpdatePayload{CreatePayload: CreatePayload{
 		Scheme:     scheme,
 		Attributes: attrs,
+		Collaborators: CollaboratorsAccess{
+			ReadCollaborators:      nil,
+			ReadWriteCollaborators: []identity.DID{cid},
+		},
 	}}
 	s := service{}
 
-	// missing account ctx
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	_, err = s.Derive(ctx, payload)
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, errors.IsOfType(ErrDocumentConfigAccountID, err))
-
 	// unknown scheme
-	ctx = testingconfig.CreateAccountContext(t, cfg)
+	ctx := testingconfig.CreateAccountContext(t, cfg)
 	s.registry = NewServiceRegistry()
 	_, err = s.Derive(ctx, payload)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
diff --git a/testworld/rules_test.go b/testworld/rules_test.go
index 0c88b083b..5a3260fb9 100644
--- a/testworld/rules_test.go
+++ b/testworld/rules_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func setupTransitionRuleForCharlie(t *testing.T) (string, string) {
 	charlie := doctorFord.getHostTestSuite(t, "Charlie")
 
 	// Alice prepares document to share with Bob
-	docPayload := genericCoreAPICreate([]string{bob.id.String()})
+	docPayload := genericCoreAPICreate([]string{bob.id.String(), alice.id.String()})
 	res := createDocumentV2(alice.httpExpect, alice.id.String(), "documents", http.StatusCreated, docPayload)
 	status := getDocumentStatus(t, res)
 	assert.Equal(t, status, "pending")
diff --git a/testworld/v2_documents_test.go b/testworld/v2_documents_test.go
index 9f6fc61e8..63169738e 100644
--- a/testworld/v2_documents_test.go
+++ b/testworld/v2_documents_test.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func TestDocument_ComputeFields(t *testing.T) {
 	alice := doctorFord.getHostTestSuite(t, "Alice")
 	bob := doctorFord.getHostTestSuite(t, "Bob")
 
-	payload := genericCoreAPICreate(nil)
+	payload := genericCoreAPICreate([]string{alice.id.String()})
 	res := createDocumentV2(alice.httpExpect, alice.id.String(), "documents", http.StatusCreated, payload)
 	status := getDocumentStatus(t, res)
 	assert.Equal(t, status, "pending")