diff --git a/hc/api/migrations/0018_remove_ping_body.py b/hc/api/migrations/0018_remove_ping_body.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14930b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hc/api/migrations/0018_remove_ping_body.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('api', '0017_auto_20151117_1032'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='ping',
+            name='body',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/hc/api/models.py b/hc/api/models.py
index 63dd3911..d604870a 100644
--- a/hc/api/models.py
+++ b/hc/api/models.py
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ class Ping(models.Model):
     remote_addr = models.GenericIPAddressField(blank=True, null=True)
     method = models.CharField(max_length=10, blank=True)
     ua = models.CharField(max_length=200, blank=True)
-    body = models.TextField(blank=True)
 
 
 class Channel(models.Model):
diff --git a/hc/api/tests/test_email_webhook.py b/hc/api/tests/test_email_webhook.py
index 25cf5f7c..d5ada880 100644
--- a/hc/api/tests/test_email_webhook.py
+++ b/hc/api/tests/test_email_webhook.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class EmailTestCase(TestCase):
 
         pings = list(Ping.objects.all())
         assert pings[0].scheme == "email"
-        assert pings[0].body == "This is raw message"
 
     def test_it_rejects_get(self):
         r = self.client.get("/handle_email/")