--- a/ForgeTracker/forgetracker/model/ticket.py
+++ b/ForgeTracker/forgetracker/model/ticket.py
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@
     version = FieldProperty(0)
     created_date = FieldProperty(datetime, if_missing=datetime.utcnow)
 
-    author = FieldProperty(str, if_missing='')
     ticket_id = ForeignIdProperty(Ticket)
     kind = FieldProperty(str, if_missing='comment')
     reply_to_id = FieldProperty(schema.ObjectId, if_missing=None)