diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index f22b7ec684..fcb0eced72 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -246,10 +246,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     unconfirmed? || pending?
   end
 
-  def inactive_message
-    approved? ? super : :pending
-  end
-
   def approve!
     return if approved?