diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 75a24c2..671ccc9 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     src/postorius/tests/*.py
     src/postorius/tests/*/*.py
     src/postorius/doc/*.py
-    src/postorius/south_migrations/*.py
     src/postorius/migrations/*.py
 
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diff --git a/src/postorius/migrations/0003_drop_addressconfirmationprofile.py b/src/postorius/migrations/0003_drop_addressconfirmationprofile.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ec04a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/postorius/migrations/0003_drop_addressconfirmationprofile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.10 on 2016-08-13 09:48
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('postorius', '0002_auto_20160210_0721'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='addressconfirmationprofile',
+            name='user',
+        ),
+        migrations.DeleteModel(
+            name='AddressConfirmationProfile',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/postorius/models.py b/src/postorius/models.py
index 69779fa..2f63441 100644
--- a/src/postorius/models.py
+++ b/src/postorius/models.py
@@ -218,87 +218,3 @@
     """Member model class.
     """
     objects = MailmanRestManager('member', 'members')
-
-
-class AddressConfirmationProfile(models.Model):
-    """
-    Profile model for temporarily storing an activation key to register
-    an email address.
-    """
-    email = models.EmailField(unique=True)
-    activation_key = models.CharField(max_length=32, unique=True)
-    created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
-    user = models.ForeignKey(User)
-
-    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.activation_key = uuid.uuid4().hex
-        super(AddressConfirmationProfile, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def __unicode__(self):
-        return u'Address Confirmation Profile for {0}'.format(self.email)
-
-    @property
-    def is_expired(self):
-        """
-        a profile expires after 1 day by default.
-        This can be configured in the settings.
-
-            >>> EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_EXPIRATION_DELTA = timedelta(days=2)
-
-        """
-        expiration_delta = getattr(
-            settings, 'EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_EXPIRATION_DELTA', timedelta(days=1))
-        age = datetime.now().replace(tzinfo=None) - \
-            self.created.replace(tzinfo=None)
-        return age > expiration_delta
-
-    def send_confirmation_link(self, request, template_context=None,
-                               template_path=None):
-        """
-        Send out a message containing a link to activate the given address.
-
-        The following settings are recognized:
-
-            >>> EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_TEMPLATE = \
-                    'postorius/user/address_confirmation_message.txt'
-            >>> EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_FROM = 'postmaster@list.org'
-            >>> EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_SUBJECT = 'Confirmation needed'
-
-        :param request: The HTTP request object.
-        :type request: HTTPRequest
-        :param template_context: The context used when rendering the template.
-            Falls back to host url and activation link.
-        :type template_context: django.template.Context
-        """
-        # Get the url string from url conf.
-        url = reverse('address_activation_link',
-                      kwargs={'activation_key': self.activation_key})
-        activation_link = request.build_absolute_uri(url)
-        # Detect the right template path, either from the param,
-        # the setting or the default
-        if not template_path:
-            template_path = getattr(
-                settings, 'EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_TEMPLATE',
-                'postorius/user/address_confirmation_message.txt')
-        # Create a template context (if there is none) containing
-        # the activation_link and the host_url.
-        if not template_context:
-            template_context = {'activation_link': activation_link,
-                                'host_url': request.build_absolute_uri("/")}
-        email_subject = getattr(
-            settings, 'EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_SUBJECT', u'Confirmation needed')
-        try:
-            sender_address = getattr(settings, 'EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_FROM')
-        except AttributeError:
-            # settings.EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_FROM is not defined, fallback
-            # settings.DEFAULT_EMAIL_FROM as mentioned in the django
-            # docs. If that also fails, raise a `ImproperlyConfigured` Error.
-            try:
-                sender_address = getattr(settings, 'DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL')
-            except AttributeError:
-                raise ImproperlyConfigured
-
-        send_mail(email_subject,
-                  render_to_string(template_path, template_context),
-                  sender_address,
-                  [self.email])