diff --git a/config/initializers/devise.rb b/config/initializers/devise.rb
index 6f0a508ac4..e20b748148 100644
--- a/config/initializers/devise.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/devise.rb
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ Devise.setup do |config|
   # Range for password length
   # config.password_length = 6..20
 
-  # Regex to use to validate the email address
-  config.email_regexp = /^([\w\.%\+\-]+)@([\w\-]+\.)+([\w]{2,})$/i
-
   # ==> Configuration for :timeoutable
   # The time you want to timeout the user session without activity. After this
   # time the user will be asked for credentials again.