diff --git a/djangoldp/models.py b/djangoldp/models.py
index 10a420e4fb798b6ce9e16b49e332d59cbbe15f7d..4bc67125b9b7f2953ddda755d189eb8c2a03a0fa 100644
--- a/djangoldp/models.py
+++ b/djangoldp/models.py
@@ -197,7 +197,4 @@ if 'djangoldp_account' not in settings.DJANGOLDP_PACKAGES:
             webid = '{0}{1}'.format(settings.BASE_URL, reverse_lazy('user-detail', kwargs={'pk': self.pk}))
         return webid
 
-    if get_user_model()._meta.serializer_fields is None:
-        get_user_model()._meta.serializer_fields = []
-    get_user_model()._meta.serializer_fields.append('@id')
     get_user_model().webid = webid