diff --git a/src/components/admin/UserRoleManager/UserRoleManager.tsx b/src/components/admin/UserRoleManager/UserRoleManager.tsx
index 197eb15..d11dcd7 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/UserRoleManager/UserRoleManager.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/UserRoleManager/UserRoleManager.tsx
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ export function UserRoleManager() {
 
     try {
       // Call backend to assign role (will create user if doesn't exist)
-      // Pass full user data so backend can capture all Okta fields
-      await userApi.assignRole(selectedUser.email, selectedRole, selectedUser);
+      // Backend will fetch user data from Okta if user doesn't exist
+      await userApi.assignRole(selectedUser.email, selectedRole);
       
       setMessage({
         type: 'success',
diff --git a/src/pages/ClosedRequests/hooks/useClosedRequests.ts b/src/pages/ClosedRequests/hooks/useClosedRequests.ts
index 2e0b76b..718a9e1 100644
--- a/src/pages/ClosedRequests/hooks/useClosedRequests.ts
+++ b/src/pages/ClosedRequests/hooks/useClosedRequests.ts
@@ -40,28 +40,16 @@ export function useClosedRequests({ itemsPerPage = 10 }: UseClosedRequestsOption
         // Always use user-scoped endpoint (not organization-wide)
         // Backend filters by userId regardless of user role (ADMIN/MANAGEMENT/regular user)
         // For organization-wide requests, use the "All Requests" screen (/requests)
-        // Only fetch rejected and closed requests - exclude approved
-        let statusFilter = filters?.status;
-        
-        // If user somehow selects approved (shouldn't be possible now), don't fetch
-        if (statusFilter === 'approved') {
-          setRequests([]);
-          setPagination({
-            currentPage: 1,
-            totalPages: 1,
-            totalRecords: 0,
-            itemsPerPage,
-          });
-          setLoading(false);
-          setRefreshing(false);
-          return;
-        }
+        // Backend supports filtering by:
+        // - 'approved': Closed requests where all approvals succeeded (no rejections)
+        // - 'rejected': Closed requests where at least one approval was rejected
+        // - 'all': All closed requests regardless of how they were closed
         
         const result = await workflowApi.listClosedByMe({ 
           page, 
           limit: itemsPerPage,
           search: filters?.search,
-          status: statusFilter && statusFilter !== 'all' ? statusFilter : undefined,
+          status: filters?.status && filters.status !== 'all' ? filters.status : undefined,
           priority: filters?.priority,
           sortBy: filters?.sortBy,
           sortOrder: filters?.sortOrder
diff --git a/src/services/userApi.ts b/src/services/userApi.ts
index ae620ad..f867c69 100644
--- a/src/services/userApi.ts
+++ b/src/services/userApi.ts
@@ -64,33 +64,14 @@ export async function ensureUserExists(userData: {
  * Assign role to user (creates user if doesn't exist)
  * @param email - User email
  * @param role - Role to assign
- * @param userData - Optional full user data from Okta search (to capture all fields)
  */
 export async function assignRole(
   email: string, 
-  role: 'USER' | 'MANAGEMENT' | 'ADMIN',
-  userData?: UserSummary
+  role: 'USER' | 'MANAGEMENT' | 'ADMIN'
 ) {
   return await apiClient.post('/admin/users/assign-role', { 
     email, 
-    role,
-    userData: userData ? {
-      userId: userData.userId,
-      email: userData.email,
-      displayName: userData.displayName,
-      firstName: userData.firstName,
-      lastName: userData.lastName,
-      department: userData.department,
-      phone: userData.phone,
-      mobilePhone: userData.mobilePhone,
-      designation: userData.designation,
-      jobTitle: userData.jobTitle,
-      manager: userData.manager,
-      employeeId: userData.employeeId,
-      employeeNumber: userData.employeeNumber,
-      secondEmail: userData.secondEmail,
-      location: userData.location
-    } : undefined
+    role
   });
 }