diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 0d19af1d9..6b3e3929c 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   validates_presence_of :comment_threshold
   before_validation :normalize_blacklisted_tags
   before_create :promote_to_admin_if_first_user
-  before_create :customize_new_user
   has_many :artists, foreign_key: :creator_id
   has_many :artist_versions, foreign_key: :updater_id
   has_many :artist_commentary_versions, foreign_key: :updater_id
@@ -256,10 +255,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
       end
     end
 
-    def customize_new_user
-      Danbooru.config.customize_new_user(self)
-    end
-
     def level_string_was
       level_string(level_was)
     end
diff --git a/config/danbooru_default_config.rb b/config/danbooru_default_config.rb
index f44fb2621..55e145a19 100644
--- a/config/danbooru_default_config.rb
+++ b/config/danbooru_default_config.rb
@@ -56,20 +56,6 @@ module Danbooru
       "#{source_code_url}/issues"
     end
 
-    # Set the default level, permissions, and other settings for new users here.
-    def customize_new_user(user)
-      # user.level = User::Levels::MEMBER
-      # user.can_approve_posts = false
-      # user.can_upload_free = false
-      #
-      # user.comment_threshold = -1
-      # user.blacklisted_tags = ["spoilers", "guro", "scat", "furry -rating:s"].join("\n")
-      # user.default_image_size = "large"
-      # user.per_page = 20
-      # user.disable_tagged_filenames = false
-      true
-    end
-
     # An array of regexes containing disallowed usernames.
     def user_name_blacklist
       []