diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 710aaa79a..4bf4ce4a3 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   def link_to_user(user, options = {})
     return "anonymous" if user.blank?
 
-    user_class = user.level_class
+    user_class = "user-#{user.level_string.downcase}"
     user_class = user_class + " user-post-approver" if user.can_approve_posts?
     user_class = user_class + " user-post-uploader" if user.can_upload_free?
     user_class = user_class + " user-super-voter" if user.is_super_voter?
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index ff64278e0..954d602ac 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
 
   module Levels
     ANONYMOUS = 0
-    BLOCKED = 10
     MEMBER = 20
     GOLD = 30
     PLATINUM = 31
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   validates_inclusion_of :default_image_size, :in => %w(large original)
   validates_inclusion_of :per_page, :in => 1..100
   validates_confirmation_of :password
-  validates_presence_of :email, :if => ->(rec) { rec.new_record? && Danbooru.config.enable_email_verification?}
   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? }
@@ -89,7 +87,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   after_save :update_cache
   before_create :promote_to_admin_if_first_user
   before_create :customize_new_user
-  #after_create :notify_sock_puppets
   has_many :feedback, :class_name => "UserFeedback", :dependent => :destroy
   has_many :posts, :foreign_key => "uploader_id"
   has_many :post_approvals, :dependent => :destroy
@@ -294,9 +291,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
         when Levels::ANONYMOUS
           "Anonymous"
 
-        when Levels::BLOCKED
-          "Banned"
-
         when Levels::MEMBER
           "Member"
 
@@ -342,10 +336,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
       Danbooru.config.customize_new_user(self)
     end
 
-    def role
-      level_string.downcase.to_sym
-    end
-
     def level_string_was
       level_string(level_was)
     end
@@ -362,10 +352,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
       level >= Levels::MEMBER
     end
 
-    def is_blocked?
-      is_banned?
-    end
-
     def is_builder?
       level >= Levels::BUILDER
     end
@@ -382,10 +368,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
       level >= Levels::MODERATOR
     end
 
-    def is_mod?
-      level >= Levels::MODERATOR
-    end
-
     def is_admin?
       level >= Levels::ADMIN
     end
@@ -403,29 +385,9 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
         self.per_page = Danbooru.config.posts_per_page
       end
     end
-
-    def level_class
-      "user-#{level_string.downcase}"
-    end
   end
 
   module EmailMethods
-    def is_verified?
-      email_verification_key.blank?
-    end
-
-    def generate_email_verification_key
-      self.email_verification_key = Digest::SHA1.hexdigest("#{Time.now.to_f}--#{name}--#{rand(1_000_000)}--")
-    end
-
-    def verify!(key)
-      if email_verification_key == key
-        self.update_column(:email_verification_key, nil)
-      else
-        raise User::Error.new("Verification key does not match")
-      end
-    end
-
     def normalize_email
       self.email = nil if email.blank?
     end
@@ -458,10 +420,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
       end
     end
 
-    def show_saved_searches?
-      true
-    end
-
     def can_upload?
       if can_upload_free?
         true
@@ -760,14 +718,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
       end
     end
 
-    def find_for_password_reset(name, email)
-      if email.blank?
-        where("FALSE")
-      else
-        where(["name = ? AND email = ?", name, email])
-      end
-    end
-
     def search(params)
       q = super
 
@@ -880,10 +830,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     CurrentUser.as(self, &block)
   end
 
-  def can_update?(object, foreign_key = :user_id)
-    is_moderator? || is_admin? || object.__send__(foreign_key) == id
-  end
-
   def dmail_count
     if has_mail?
       "(#{unread_dmail_count})"
diff --git a/config/danbooru_default_config.rb b/config/danbooru_default_config.rb
index 4172b1e7d..75987077b 100644
--- a/config/danbooru_default_config.rb
+++ b/config/danbooru_default_config.rb
@@ -413,11 +413,6 @@ module Danbooru
 
 #END TAG
 
-    # If enabled, users must verify their email addresses.
-    def enable_email_verification?
-      false
-    end
-
     # Any custom code you want to insert into the default layout without
     # having to modify the templates.
     def custom_html_header_content
diff --git a/db/populate.rb b/db/populate.rb
index c7162525b..37602c794 100644
--- a/db/populate.rb
+++ b/db/populate.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if User.count == 0
     )
 
     CurrentUser.user = user
-    User::Levels.constants.reject{|x| [:ADMIN, :BLOCKED].include?(x)}.each do |level|
+    User::Levels.constants.reject{ |x| x == :ADMIN }.each do |level|
       newuser = User.create(
       :name => level.to_s.downcase,
       :password => "password1",
diff --git a/test/unit/user_test.rb b/test/unit/user_test.rb
index d6985dc77..c8fd9170f 100644
--- a/test/unit/user_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/user_test.rb
@@ -94,17 +94,6 @@ class UserTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       assert(@user.is_comment_limited?)
     end
 
-    should "verify" do
-      assert(@user.is_verified?)
-      @user = FactoryBot.create(:user)
-      @user.generate_email_verification_key
-      @user.save
-      assert(!@user.is_verified?)
-      assert_raise(User::Error) {@user.verify!("bbb")}
-      assert_nothing_raised {@user.verify!(@user.email_verification_key)}
-      assert(@user.is_verified?)
-    end
-
     should "authenticate" do
       assert(User.authenticate(@user.name, "password"), "Authentication should have succeeded")
       assert(!User.authenticate(@user.name, "password2"), "Authentication should not have succeeded")