diff --git a/packages/api/src/datalayer/user/model.ts b/packages/api/src/datalayer/user/model.ts
index 945d07753..f8b182cf6 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/datalayer/user/model.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/datalayer/user/model.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { exclude, Partialize, PickTuple } from '../../util'
 //  source_user_id | text                     |           | not null |
 //  created_at     | timestamp with time zone |           | not null | CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
 //  updated_at     | timestamp with time zone |           | not null | CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
-//  membership     | omnivore.membership_tier |           | not null | 'WAIT_LIST'::omnivore.membership_tier
 
 //                         Table "omnivore.user_profile"
 //   Column    |           Type           | Collation | Nullable |       Default
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ export interface UserData {
   id: string
   name: string
   source: string
-  membership: string
   email?: string | null
   phone?: string | null
   sourceUserId: string
@@ -47,11 +45,6 @@ export interface UserData {
   status?: StatusType
 }
 
-export enum MembershipTier {
-  WaitList = 'WAIT_LIST',
-  Beta = 'BETA',
-}
-
 export enum RegistrationType {
   Google = 'GOOGLE',
   Apple = 'APPLE',
@@ -67,7 +60,6 @@ export const keys = [
   'id',
   'name',
   'source',
-  'membership',
   'email',
   'phone',
   'sourceUserId',
diff --git a/packages/api/src/entity/user.ts b/packages/api/src/entity/user.ts
index 99a6e1afd..58c4a6975 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/entity/user.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/entity/user.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ import {
   PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
   UpdateDateColumn,
 } from 'typeorm'
-import {
-  MembershipTier,
-  RegistrationType,
-  StatusType,
-} from '../datalayer/user/model'
+import { RegistrationType, StatusType } from '../datalayer/user/model'
 import { NewsletterEmail } from './newsletter_email'
 import { Profile } from './profile'
 import { Label } from './label'
@@ -34,9 +30,6 @@ export class User {
   @Column('text')
   sourceUserId!: string
 
-  @Column({ type: 'enum', enum: MembershipTier })
-  membership!: string
-
   @CreateDateColumn()
   createdAt!: Date
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/events/user/user_created.ts b/packages/api/src/events/user/user_created.ts
index 71d49db17..2f1460770 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/events/user/user_created.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/events/user/user_created.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ export class IdentifySegmentUser implements EntitySubscriberInterface<Profile> {
         traits: {
           name: profile.user.name,
           email: profile.user.email,
-          plan: profile.user.membership,
           source: profile.user.source,
           env: env.server.apiEnv,
         },
diff --git a/packages/api/src/routers/auth/auth_router.ts b/packages/api/src/routers/auth/auth_router.ts
index 109f202dd..17311a4a5 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/routers/auth/auth_router.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/routers/auth/auth_router.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import { corsConfig } from '../../utils/corsConfig'
 import cors from 'cors'
 
 import {
-  MembershipTier,
   RegistrationType,
   StatusType,
   UserData,
@@ -297,7 +296,7 @@ export function authRouter() {
 
     res.setHeader('set-cookie', result.headers['set-cookie'])
 
-    handleSuccessfulLogin(req, res, user, data.googleLogin.newUser)
+    await handleSuccessfulLogin(req, res, user, data.googleLogin.newUser)
   })
 
   async function handleSuccessfulLogin(
@@ -333,10 +332,6 @@ export function authRouter() {
           )
         }
 
-        if (user.membership === MembershipTier.WaitList) {
-          return res.redirect(`${env.client.url}/waitlist`)
-        }
-
         return res.redirect(
           url.resolve(env.client.url, decodeURIComponent(redirectUri || 'home'))
         )
diff --git a/packages/api/src/routers/auth/mobile/account_creation.ts b/packages/api/src/routers/auth/mobile/account_creation.ts
index 5957dfebf..b19607e1d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/routers/auth/mobile/account_creation.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/routers/auth/mobile/account_creation.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import { JsonResponsePayload, UserProfile } from '../auth_types'
 import {
-  decodePendingUserToken,
   createMobileAuthPayload,
+  decodePendingUserToken,
 } from './../jwt_helpers'
 import { createUser } from '../../../services/create_user'
 import { SignupErrorCode } from '../../../generated/graphql'
-import { MembershipTier } from '../../../datalayer/user/model'
 
 export async function createMobileAccountCreationResponse(
   pendingUserToken?: string,
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ export async function createMobileAccountCreationResponse(
       username: userProfile.username,
       pictureUrl: undefined,
       bio: userProfile.bio || undefined,
-      membershipTier: MembershipTier.Beta,
     })
 
     const mobileAuthPayload = await createMobileAuthPayload(user.id)
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/create_user.ts b/packages/api/src/services/create_user.ts
index 5248aee2a..2b742e4ac 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/create_user.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/create_user.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { AuthProvider } from '../routers/auth/auth_types'
-import { MembershipTier, StatusType } from '../datalayer/user/model'
+import { StatusType } from '../datalayer/user/model'
 import { EntityManager } from 'typeorm'
 import { User } from '../entity/user'
 import { Profile } from '../entity/profile'
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export const createUser = async (input: {
   pictureUrl?: string
   bio?: string
   groups?: [string]
-  membershipTier?: MembershipTier
   inviteCode?: string
   password?: string
   pendingConfirmation?: boolean
@@ -65,9 +64,6 @@ export const createUser = async (input: {
       }
       const user = await t.getRepository(User).save({
         source: input.provider,
-        membership:
-          input.membershipTier ||
-          (hasInvite ? MembershipTier.Beta : MembershipTier.WaitList),
         name: input.name,
         email: input.email,
         sourceUserId: input.sourceUserId,
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts
index c4db77d44..70cdb1154 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ import {
   ResolverFn,
 } from '../generated/graphql'
 import { Claims, WithDataSourcesContext } from '../resolvers/types'
-import {
-  MembershipTier,
-  RegistrationType,
-  UserData,
-} from '../datalayer/user/model'
+import { RegistrationType, UserData } from '../datalayer/user/model'
 import crypto from 'crypto'
 import slugify from 'voca/slugify'
 import { Merge } from '../util'
@@ -128,7 +124,6 @@ export const userDataToUser = (
   id: string
   name: string
   source: RegistrationType
-  membership: MembershipTier
   email?: string | null
   phone?: string | null
   picture?: string | null
@@ -149,11 +144,10 @@ export const userDataToUser = (
   ...user,
   name: user.name,
   source: user.source as RegistrationType,
-  membership: user.membership as MembershipTier,
   createdAt: user.createdAt || new Date(),
   friendsCount: user.friendsCount || 0,
   followersCount: user.followersCount || 0,
-  isFullUser: isFullUser(user.membership as MembershipTier),
+  isFullUser: true,
   viewerIsFollowing: user.viewerIsFollowing || user.isFriend || false,
   picture: user.profile.picture_url,
   sharedArticles: [],
@@ -166,10 +160,6 @@ export const userDataToUser = (
   },
 })
 
-export const isFullUser = (membership: MembershipTier): boolean => {
-  return membership != MembershipTier.WaitList
-}
-
 export const generateSlug = (title: string): string => {
   return slugify(title).substring(0, 64) + '-' + Date.now().toString(16)
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/test/routers/auth.test.ts b/packages/api/test/routers/auth.test.ts
index 159a8cd00..877fdf521 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/routers/auth.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/test/routers/auth.test.ts
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ describe('auth router', () => {
         password = correctPassword
       })
 
-      it('redirects to waitlist page', async () => {
+      it('redirects to home page', async () => {
         const res = await loginRequest(email, password).expect(302)
-        expect(res.header.location).to.endWith('/waitlist')
+        expect(res.header.location).to.endWith('/home')
       })
 
       it('set auth token in cookie', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/api/test/services/create_user.test.ts b/packages/api/test/services/create_user.test.ts
index 1901e41b6..60abdadd8 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/services/create_user.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/test/services/create_user.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('create user', () => {
       expect(await getUserFollowing(user)).to.eql([adminUser])
       expect(await getUserFollowers(adminUser)).to.eql([user])
       expect(await getUserFollowing(adminUser)).to.eql([user])
-    }).timeout(10000)
+    })
 
     it('creates profile when user exists but profile not', async () => {
       after(async () => {
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/0089.do.drop_membership_from_user.sql b/packages/db/migrations/0089.do.drop_membership_from_user.sql
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..4ffa64dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/0089.do.drop_membership_from_user.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+-- Type: DO
+-- Name: drop_membership_from_user
+-- Description: drop membership column from user table
+
+BEGIN;
+
+ALTER TABLE omnivore.user
+    DROP column membership;
+
+DROP TYPE omnivore.membership_tier;
+
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/0089.undo.drop_membership_from_user.sql b/packages/db/migrations/0089.undo.drop_membership_from_user.sql
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..db8cc2186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/0089.undo.drop_membership_from_user.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+-- Type: UNDO
+-- Name: drop_membership_from_user
+-- Description: drop membership column from user table
+
+BEGIN;
+
+CREATE TYPE omnivore.membership_tier AS ENUM ('WAIT_LIST', 'BETA');
+
+ALTER TABLE omnivore.user
+    ADD column membership omnivore.membership_tier NOT NULL DEFAULT 'WAIT_LIST';
+
+UPDATE omnivore.user SET membership = 'BETA';
+
+COMMIT;