diff --git a/app/models/ability.rb b/app/models/ability.rb
index 12a3555e..440b8cbc 100644
--- a/app/models/ability.rb
+++ b/app/models/ability.rb
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ class Ability
         conference = registration.conference
         conference.registration_open? && registration.new_record? && !conference.registration_limit_exceeded?
       end
-
-      can [:new, :create], Event do |event|
-        event.program.cfp_open? && event.new_record?
-      end
     end
   end