diff --git a/dba/davical.sql b/dba/davical.sql
index ef46e718..9d8116d7 100644
--- a/dba/davical.sql
+++ b/dba/davical.sql
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ CREATE TABLE principal (
   type_id INT8 NOT NULL REFERENCES principal_type(principal_type_id) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE RESTRICT DEFERRABLE,
   user_no INT8 NULL REFERENCES usr(user_no) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE DEFERRABLE,
   displayname TEXT,
-  active BOOLEAN,
   default_privileges BIT(24)
 );
 
diff --git a/dba/patches/1.2.6.sql b/dba/patches/1.2.6.sql
index 8a627df9..6fd0f800 100644
--- a/dba/patches/1.2.6.sql
+++ b/dba/patches/1.2.6.sql
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@ CREATE TABLE principal (
   type_id INT8 NOT NULL REFERENCES principal_type(principal_type_id) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE RESTRICT DEFERRABLE,
   user_no INT8 NULL REFERENCES usr(user_no) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE DEFERRABLE,
   displayname TEXT,
-  active BOOLEAN,
   default_privileges BIT(24)
 );