diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 019567b2a86..20c1d355324 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   include HasCustomFields
   include SecondFactorManager
 
-  # TODO: Remove this after 7th Jan 2018
-  self.ignored_columns = %w{email}
-
   has_many :posts
   has_many :notifications, dependent: :destroy
   has_many :topic_users, dependent: :destroy