diff --git a/issue/models.py b/issue/models.py
index 480fb5a..bcaac82 100644
--- a/issue/models.py
+++ b/issue/models.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import json
 from issue.templatetags.issue_tags import same_label, labeled
 
 
-@python_2_unicode_compatible
 class User(auth.models.User):
 
     class Meta: