diff --git a/app/models/article.rb b/app/models/article.rb
index 733293735..188388df1 100644
--- a/app/models/article.rb
+++ b/app/models/article.rb
@@ -401,6 +401,8 @@ class Article < ApplicationRecord
 
   scope :eager_load_serialized_data, -> { includes(:user, :organization, :tags) }
 
+  self.ignored_columns = ["spaminess_rating"]
+
   def self.seo_boostable(tag = nil, time_ago = 18.days.ago)
     # Time ago sometimes returns this phrase instead of a date
     time_ago = 5.days.ago if time_ago == "latest"
diff --git a/spec/models/article_spec.rb b/spec/models/article_spec.rb
index f5a9db75c..5223dc4cb 100644
--- a/spec/models/article_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/article_spec.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ RSpec.describe Article, type: :model do
   include_examples "#sync_reactions_count", :article
   it_behaves_like "UserSubscriptionSourceable"
 
+  describe "ignored columns" do
+    it "ignores spaminess rating" do
+      expect(described_class.ignored_columns).to eq ["spaminess_rating"]
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "validations" do
     it { is_expected.to belong_to(:collection).optional }
     it { is_expected.to belong_to(:organization).optional }