diff --git a/app/models/news_item.rb b/app/models/news_item.rb
index 87e854da..6fcd62d9 100644
--- a/app/models/news_item.rb
+++ b/app/models/news_item.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,4 @@ class NewsItem < ActiveRecord::Base
   scope :published, -> { where(state: :published).order(published_at: :desc) }
   validates :published_at, presence: true, if: -> { state.published? }
   validates_presence_of :title, :state
-
-  def to_s
-    id
-  end
 end