diff --git a/models.rb b/models.rb
index da8b2e9..cb2d8ba 100644
--- a/models.rb
+++ b/models.rb
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ class Candidate
   property  :id,              Serial
   property  :forenames,       String,   :required => true
   property  :surname,         String,   :required => true, :index => true
-  property  :sex,             String
-  
+
   has n, :candidacies
   
   def short_name
diff --git a/scripts/merge-candidates.rb b/scripts/merge-candidates.rb
index 98d5d5c..32084ed 100644
--- a/scripts/merge-candidates.rb
+++ b/scripts/merge-candidates.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ def show_candidate(id)
   
   template = "%6s\t%50s\t%20s\t%3s"
   
-  puts template % [ c.id, c.forenames, c.surname, c.sex ]
+  puts template % [ c.id, c.forenames, c.surname ]
   
   ccy_template = "%20s\t%15s\t%20s\t%20s"
   c.candidacies.each do |ccy|