diff --git a/api/reqs/admin.py b/api/reqs/admin.py
index da3b54559..a9297c233 100644
--- a/api/reqs/admin.py
+++ b/api/reqs/admin.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class PolicyAdmin(EReqsVersionAdmin):
     actions = None
     list_display = ('workflow_phase', '__str__', 'issuance')
     list_display_links = ('__str__',)
-    list_filter = ['public', 'workflow_phase']
+    list_filter = ['workflow_phase']
     ordering = ['-issuance', '-pk']
     search_fields = ['title', 'omb_policy_id']
     fields = [
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class PolicyAdmin(EReqsVersionAdmin):
         'omb_policy_id',
         'issuance',
         'sunset',
-        'public',
         'workflow_phase',
     ]
 
diff --git a/api/reqs/migrations/0015_remove_policy_public.py b/api/reqs/migrations/0015_remove_policy_public.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2ba08809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/reqs/migrations/0015_remove_policy_public.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.5 on 2018-02-28 15:39
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('reqs', '0014_auto_20180131_2223'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='policy',
+            name='public',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/api/reqs/models.py b/api/reqs/models.py
index 0a5131621..37bf5d006 100644
--- a/api/reqs/models.py
+++ b/api/reqs/models.py
@@ -120,10 +120,9 @@ class Meta:
     slug = models.SlugField(max_length=title.max_length)
     issuance = models.DateField()
     sunset = models.DateField(blank=True, null=True)
-    public = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     workflow_phase = models.CharField(
         max_length=32, choices=[(e.name, e.value) for e in WorkflowPhases],
-        default=WorkflowPhases.no_doc.name
+        default=WorkflowPhases.no_doc.name,
     )
 
     # Legacy data fields