diff --git a/app/models/event.rb b/app/models/event.rb
index ee1dc808a..101dcaf33 100644
--- a/app/models/event.rb
+++ b/app/models/event.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 class Event < ApplicationRecord
-  self.ignored_columns += %w[coach_description]
-
   include DateTimeConcerns
   include Listable
   include Invitable
diff --git a/db/migrate/20261013120000_remove_coach_description_from_events.rb b/db/migrate/20261013120000_remove_coach_description_from_events.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43e4a886b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20261013120000_remove_coach_description_from_events.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class RemoveCoachDescriptionFromEvents < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.1]
+  def change
+    safety_assured { remove_column :events, :coach_description, :text }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 7855250f9..8f96d3762 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[8.1].define(version: 2026_10_13_110000) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[8.1].define(version: 2026_10_13_120000) do
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "pg_catalog.plpgsql"
 
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@
     t.boolean "announce_only"
     t.string "audience"
     t.string "check_in_code"
-    t.text "coach_description"
     t.string "coach_questionnaire"
     t.integer "coach_spaces"
     t.boolean "confirmation_required", default: false
diff --git a/spec/models/event_spec.rb b/spec/models/event_spec.rb
index 703d16e7c..4043fc7cb 100644
--- a/spec/models/event_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/event_spec.rb
@@ -120,10 +120,4 @@
       expect(described_class.single_chapter).not_to include(multi)
     end
   end
-
-  describe 'legacy columns' do
-    it 'does not expose the legacy coach_description attribute' do
-      expect(described_class.new).not_to respond_to(:coach_description)
-    end
-  end
 end