diff --git a/users/migrations/0085_auto_20200216_1959.py b/users/migrations/0085_auto_20200216_1959.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8702a78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/migrations/0085_auto_20200216_1959.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.27 on 2020-02-16 18:59
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('users', '0084_auto_20191120_0159'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='email',
+            field=models.EmailField(default='', help_text='External email address allowing us to contact you.', max_length=254),
+            preserve_default=False,
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/users/models.py b/users/models.py
index 3d21548a..432242e9 100755
--- a/users/models.py
+++ b/users/models.py
@@ -192,8 +192,6 @@ class User(
         validators=[linux_user_validator],
     )
     email = models.EmailField(
-        blank=True,
-        null=True,
         help_text=_("External email address allowing us to contact you."),
     )
     local_email_redirect = models.BooleanField(