diff --git a/app/models/profile.rb b/app/models/profile.rb
index db08a43b8..2bb1269f5 100644
--- a/app/models/profile.rb
+++ b/app/models/profile.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class Profile < ApplicationRecord
     education: :education,
     git_lab_url: :gitlab_url,
     linked_in_url: :linkedin_url,
-    recruiters_can_contact_me_about_job_opportunities: :contact_consent,
     skills_languages: :mostly_work_with,
     stack_overflow_url: :stackoverflow_url
   }.with_indifferent_access.freeze
diff --git a/app/policies/user_policy.rb b/app/policies/user_policy.rb
index 7fe551077..4cd3d525d 100644
--- a/app/policies/user_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/user_policy.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ class UserPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
     config_font
     config_theme
     config_navbar
-    contact_consent
     currently_hacking_on
     currently_learning
     display_announcements
diff --git a/app/services/profile_fields/add_work_fields.rb b/app/services/profile_fields/add_work_fields.rb
index 81b979213..972fa47af 100644
--- a/app/services/profile_fields/add_work_fields.rb
+++ b/app/services/profile_fields/add_work_fields.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ module ProfileFields
       field "Employer name", :text_field, placeholder: "Acme Inc.", display_area: "header"
       field "Employer URL", :text_field, placeholder: "https://dev.com", display_area: "settings_only"
       field "Employment title", :text_field, placeholder: "Junior Frontend Engineer", display_area: "header"
-      field "Recruiters can contact me about job opportunities", :check_box, display_area: "settings_only"
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20210111045049_drop_contact_consent_from_user.rb b/db/migrate/20210111045049_drop_contact_consent_from_user.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f14b09880
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20210111045049_drop_contact_consent_from_user.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class DropContactConsentFromUser < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.0]
+  def change
+    safety_assured { remove_column :users, :contact_consent }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 826a7949e..68e1fa366 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -1211,7 +1211,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2021_01_11_151630) do
     t.datetime "confirmation_sent_at"
     t.string "confirmation_token"
     t.datetime "confirmed_at"
-    t.boolean "contact_consent", default: false
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
     t.integer "credits_count", default: 0, null: false
     t.datetime "current_sign_in_at"
diff --git a/lib/data/dev_profile_fields.csv b/lib/data/dev_profile_fields.csv
index afa1ddc6c..7371bd1f8 100644
--- a/lib/data/dev_profile_fields.csv
+++ b/lib/data/dev_profile_fields.csv
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ Education,text_field,,,Work,header,false
 Employer name,text_field,Acme Inc.,,Work,header,false
 Employer URL,text_field,https://dev.com,,Work,header,false
 Employment title,text_field,Junior Frontend Engineer,,Work,header,false
-Recruiters can contact me about job opportunities,check_box,,,Work,settings_only,false
 Skills/Languages,text_area,,What tools and languages are you most experienced with? Are you specialized or more of a generalist?,Coding,left_sidebar,false
 Currently learning,text_area,,"What are you learning right now? What are the new tools and languages you're picking up right now?",Coding,left_sidebar,false
 Currently hacking on,text_area,,What projects are currently occupying most of your time?,Coding,left_sidebar,false
diff --git a/spec/lib/data_update_scripts/create_profile_fields_spec.rb b/spec/lib/data_update_scripts/create_profile_fields_spec.rb
index bdced85de..3061717e8 100644
--- a/spec/lib/data_update_scripts/create_profile_fields_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/data_update_scripts/create_profile_fields_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe DataUpdateScripts::CreateProfileFields do
     it "creates all profile fields and groups" do
       expect do
         described_class.new.run
-      end.to change { profile_field_and_group_count }.from([0, 0]).to([26, 5])
+      end.to change { profile_field_and_group_count }.from([0, 0]).to([25, 5])
     end
   end
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe DataUpdateScripts::CreateProfileFields do
       expect do
         described_class.new.run
       end.not_to change { profile_field_and_group_count }
-      expect(profile_field_and_group_count).to eq [26, 5]
+      expect(profile_field_and_group_count).to eq [25, 5]
     end
   end
 end