diff --git a/readthedocs/core/migrations/0006_remove_userprofile_allow_email.py b/readthedocs/core/migrations/0006_remove_userprofile_allow_email.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a4c6c8fb47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readthedocs/core/migrations/0006_remove_userprofile_allow_email.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.20 on 2019-03-01 17:30
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('core', '0005_migrate-old-passwords'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='userprofile',
+            name='allow_email',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/readthedocs/core/models.py b/readthedocs/core/models.py
index 45a0cc42c48..d129f181a5e 100644
--- a/readthedocs/core/models.py
+++ b/readthedocs/core/models.py
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ class UserProfile(models.Model):
         help_text=_('If unchecked, you will still see community ads.'),
         default=True,
     )
-    allow_email = models.BooleanField(
-        _('Allow email'),
-        help_text=_('Show your email on VCS contributions.'),
-        default=True,
-    )
 
     def __str__(self):
         return (
@@ -49,19 +44,3 @@ def get_absolute_url(self):
             'profiles_profile_detail',
             kwargs={'username': self.user.username},
         )
-
-    def get_contribution_details(self):
-        """
-        Get the line to put into commits to attribute the author.
-
-        Returns a tuple (name, email)
-        """
-        if self.user.first_name and self.user.last_name:
-            name = '{} {}'.format(self.user.first_name, self.user.last_name)
-        else:
-            name = self.user.username
-        if self.allow_email:
-            email = self.user.email
-        else:
-            email = STANDARD_EMAIL
-        return (name, email)