diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms.py b/bookwyrm/forms.py
index 835bb4cff..dc9db13ba 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/forms.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/forms.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class LoginForm(CustomForm):
 class RegisterForm(CustomForm):
     class Meta:
         model = models.User
-        fields = ["localname", "email", "password", "answer"]
+        fields = ["localname", "email", "password"]
         help_texts = {f: None for f in fields}
         widgets = {"password": PasswordInput()}
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/user.py b/bookwyrm/models/user.py
index d6272dc0b..7817edb61 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/user.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/user.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class User(OrderedCollectionPageMixin, AbstractUser):
 
     username = fields.UsernameField()
     email = models.EmailField(unique=True, null=True)
-    answer = fields.TextField(max_length=500, blank=True)
 
     key_pair = fields.OneToOneField(
         "KeyPair",