diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 684a9815a..15f54232d 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   validates_inclusion_of :per_page, in: (1..PostSets::Post::MAX_PER_PAGE)
   validates_confirmation_of :password
   validates_presence_of :comment_threshold
-  validate :validate_ip_addr_is_not_banned, :on => :create
   validate :validate_sock_puppets, :on => :create, :if => -> { Danbooru.config.enable_sock_puppet_validation? }
   before_validation :normalize_blacklisted_tags
   before_validation :set_per_page
@@ -132,12 +131,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   scope :admins, -> { where(level: Levels::ADMIN) }
 
   module BanMethods
-    def validate_ip_addr_is_not_banned
-      if IpBan.is_banned?(CurrentUser.ip_addr)
-        errors[:base] << "IP address is banned"
-      end
-    end
-
     def unban!
       self.is_banned = false
       save
diff --git a/test/unit/user_test.rb b/test/unit/user_test.rb
index a78d5f2ed..e1a6a69dd 100644
--- a/test/unit/user_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/user_test.rb
@@ -39,15 +39,6 @@ class UserTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       end
     end
 
-    should "not validate if the originating ip address is banned" do
-      CurrentUser.scoped(User.anonymous, "1.2.3.4") do
-        create(:ip_ban, ip_addr: '1.2.3.4')
-        user = build(:user, last_ip_addr: '1.2.3.4')
-        refute(user.valid?)
-        assert_equal("IP address is banned", user.errors.full_messages.join)
-      end
-    end
-
     should "limit comment votes" do
       Danbooru.config.stubs(:member_comment_time_threshold).returns(1.week.from_now)
       Danbooru.config.stubs(:member_comment_limit).returns(10)