diff --git a/src/Controller/AdminController/AdminController.php b/src/Controller/AdminController/AdminController.php
index 9b38efd..fffb607 100644
--- a/src/Controller/AdminController/AdminController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/AdminController/AdminController.php
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ class AdminController extends Controller {
             // User profile
             $username    = trim($_POST['username'] ?? '');
             $displayName = trim($_POST['display_name'] ?? '');
-            $about       = trim($_POST['about'] ?? '');
             $website     = trim($_POST['website'] ?? '');
 
             // Site settings
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ class AdminController extends Controller {
                 $config->basePath = $basePath;
                 $config->itemsPerPage = $itemsPerPage;
                 $config->strictAccessibility = $strictAccessibility;
-                $config->showTickMood = $showTickMood;
 
                 // Save site settings and reload config from database
                 // TODO - raise and handle exception on failure
@@ -124,7 +122,6 @@ class AdminController extends Controller {
                 // Update user profile
                 $user->username = $username;
                 $user->displayName = $displayName;
-                $user->about = $about;
                 $user->website = $website;
 
                 // Save user profile and reload user from database
diff --git a/src/Model/ConfigModel/ConfigModel.php b/src/Model/ConfigModel/ConfigModel.php
index 7b4b17e..40736b5 100644
--- a/src/Model/ConfigModel/ConfigModel.php
+++ b/src/Model/ConfigModel/ConfigModel.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ class ConfigModel {
     public string $timezone = 'relative';
     public ?int $cssId = null;
     public bool $strictAccessibility = true;
-    public bool $showTickMood = true;
 
     // load config from sqlite database
     public static function load(): self {
@@ -25,8 +24,7 @@ class ConfigModel {
                                    base_path,
                                    items_per_page,
                                    css_id,
-                                   strict_accessibility,
-                                   show_tick_mood
+                                   strict_accessibility
                             FROM settings WHERE id=1");
 
         $row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ class ConfigModel {
             $c->itemsPerPage = (int) $row['items_per_page'];
             $c->cssId = (int) $row['css_id'];
             $c->strictAccessibility = (bool) $row['strict_accessibility'];
-            $c->showTickMood = (bool) $row['show_tick_mood'];
         }
 
         return $c;
@@ -71,9 +68,8 @@ class ConfigModel {
                 items_per_page,
                 css_id,
                 strict_accessibility,
-                show_tick_mood
                 )
-                VALUES (1, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)");
+                VALUES (1, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)");
         } else {
             $stmt = $db->prepare("UPDATE settings SET
                 site_title=?,
@@ -82,8 +78,7 @@ class ConfigModel {
                 base_path=?,
                 items_per_page=?,
                 css_id=?,
-                strict_accessibility=?,
-                show_tick_mood=?
+                strict_accessibility=?
                 WHERE id=1");
         }
         $stmt->execute([$this->siteTitle,
@@ -93,7 +88,6 @@ class ConfigModel {
                         $this->itemsPerPage,
                         $this->cssId,
                         $this->strictAccessibility,
-                        $this->showTickMood
                     ]);
 
         return self::load();
diff --git a/src/Model/UserModel/UserModel.php b/src/Model/UserModel/UserModel.php
index d6676bc..0266dd0 100644
--- a/src/Model/UserModel/UserModel.php
+++ b/src/Model/UserModel/UserModel.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ class UserModel {
     // properties
     public string $username = '';
     public string $displayName = '';
-    public string $about = '';
     public string $website = '';
     public string $mood = '';
 
@@ -12,14 +11,13 @@ class UserModel {
         global $db;
 
         // There's only ever one user. I'm just leaning into that.
-        $stmt = $db->query("SELECT username, display_name, about, website, mood FROM user WHERE id=1");
+        $stmt = $db->query("SELECT username, display_name, website, mood FROM user WHERE id=1");
         $row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
         $u = new self();
 
         if ($row) {
             $u->username = $row['username'];
             $u->displayName = $row['display_name'];
-            $u->about = $row['about'] ?? '';
             $u->website = $row['website'] ?? '';
             $u->mood = $row['mood'] ?? '';
         }
@@ -32,12 +30,12 @@ class UserModel {
       $userCount = (int) $db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM user")->fetchColumn();
 
       if ($userCount === 0){
-        $stmt = $db->prepare("INSERT INTO user (id, username, display_name, about, website, mood) VALUES (1, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)");
+        $stmt = $db->prepare("INSERT INTO user (id, username, display_name, website, mood) VALUES (1, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)");
       } else {
-        $stmt = $db->prepare("UPDATE user SET username=?, display_name=?, about=?, website=?, mood=? WHERE id=1");
+        $stmt = $db->prepare("UPDATE user SET username=?, display_name=?, website=?, mood=? WHERE id=1");
       }
 
-      $stmt->execute([$this->username, $this->displayName, $this->about, $this->website, $this->mood]);
+      $stmt->execute([$this->username, $this->displayName, $this->website, $this->mood]);
 
       return self::load();
    }
diff --git a/templates/partials/admin.php b/templates/partials/admin.php
index f8227db..64d5962 100644
--- a/templates/partials/admin.php
+++ b/templates/partials/admin.php
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@
                                name="display_name"
                                value="<?= Util::escape_html($user->displayName) ?>"
                                required>
-                        <label for="about">About </label>
-                        <input type="text"
-                            id="about"
-                            name="about"
-                            value="<?= Util::escape_html($user->about) ?>">
                         <label for="website">Website </label>
                         <input type="text"
                             id="website"
@@ -72,12 +67,6 @@
                                name="strict_accessibility"
                                value="1"
                                <?php if ($config->strictAccessibility): ?> checked <?php endif; ?>>
-                        <label for="show_tick_mood">Show tick mood</label>
-                        <input type="checkbox"
-                               id="show_tick_mood"
-                               name="show_tick_mood"
-                               value="1"
-                               <?php if ($config->showTickMood): ?> checked <?php endif; ?>>
                     </div>
                 </fieldset>
                 <fieldset>