diff --git a/migrations/remove_email_preferences.sql b/migrations/remove_email_preferences.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caed96b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/remove_email_preferences.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-- Remove all email preference columns from user_preferences table
+-- These columns were not being used and are being removed to clean up the schema
+
+ALTER TABLE user_preferences 
+    DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS email_daily_summary,
+    DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS email_notifications,
+    DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS email_weekly_summary;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/migrations/run_postgres_migrations.py b/migrations/run_postgres_migrations.py
index 681b323..5420b4d 100755
--- a/migrations/run_postgres_migrations.py
+++ b/migrations/run_postgres_migrations.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ MIGRATION_STATE_FILE = '/data/postgres_migrations_state.json'
 POSTGRES_MIGRATIONS = [
     'postgres_only_migration.py',  # Main migration from commit 4214e88 onward
     'add_note_sharing.sql',  # Add note sharing functionality
+    'remove_email_preferences.sql',  # Remove unused email preference columns
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/models/user.py b/models/user.py
index 14c702e..e4b84ee 100644
--- a/models/user.py
+++ b/models/user.py
@@ -156,11 +156,6 @@ class UserPreferences(db.Model):
     date_format = db.Column(db.String(20), default='YYYY-MM-DD')
     time_format = db.Column(db.String(10), default='24h')
     
-    # Notification preferences
-    email_notifications = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=True)
-    email_daily_summary = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False)
-    email_weekly_summary = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=True)
-    
     # Time tracking preferences
     default_project_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('project.id'), nullable=True)
     timer_reminder_enabled = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=True)