diff --git a/app/models/whois_record.rb b/app/models/whois_record.rb
index 898b0eb3e..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/app/models/whois_record.rb
+++ b/app/models/whois_record.rb
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-require "erb"
-class WhoisRecord < ActiveRecord::Base
-  belongs_to :domain
-  belongs_to :registrar
-
-  validates :domain, :name, :body, :json, presence: true
-
-  before_validation :populate
-  def populate
-    return if domain_id.blank?
-    self.json = generate_json
-    self.body = generated_body
-    self.name = json['name']
-    self.registrar_id = domain.registrar_id # for faster registrar updates
-  end
-
-  after_save :update_whois_server
-
-  class << self
-    def included
-      includes(
-        domain: [
-          :registrant,
-          :registrar,
-          :nameservers,
-          { tech_contacts: :registrar },
-          { admin_contacts: :registrar }
-        ]
-      )
-    end
-  end
-
-  # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength
-  # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize
-  def generate_json
-    h = HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
-    return h if domain.blank?
-
-    status_map = {
-        'ok' => 'ok (paid and in zone)'
-    }
-
-    @disclosed = []
-    h[:name]       = domain.name
-    h[:status]     = domain.statuses.map { |x| status_map[x] || x }
-    h[:registered] = domain.registered_at.try(:to_s, :iso8601)
-    h[:changed]    = domain.updated_at.try(:to_s, :iso8601)
-    h[:expire]     = domain.valid_to.try(:to_date).try(:to_s)
-    h[:outzone]    = domain.outzone_at.try(:to_date).try(:to_s)
-    h[:delete]     = domain.delete_at.try(:to_date).try(:to_s)
-
-
-    h[:registrant]       = domain.registrant.name
-    h[:registrant_email] = domain.registrant.email
-    h[:changed]          = domain.registrant.updated_at.try(:to_s, :iso8601)
-
-    h[:admin_contacts] = []
-    domain.admin_contacts.each do |ac|
-      @disclosed << [:email, ac.email]
-      h[:admin_contacts] << {
-          name: ac.name,
-          email: ac.email,
-          changed: ac.updated_at.try(:to_s, :iso8601)
-      }
-    end
-    h[:tech_contacts] = []
-    domain.tech_contacts.each do |tc|
-      @disclosed << [:email, tc.email]
-      h[:tech_contacts] << {
-          name: tc.name,
-          email: tc.email,
-          changed: tc.updated_at.try(:to_s, :iso8601)
-      }
-    end
-
-    # update registar triggers when adding new attributes
-    h[:registrar]         = domain.registrar.name
-    h[:registrar_url]     = domain.registrar.url
-    h[:registrar_phone]   = domain.registrar.phone
-    h[:registrar_address] = domain.registrar.address
-    h[:registrar_changed] = domain.registrar.updated_at.try(:to_s, :iso8601)
-
-    h[:nameservers]         = domain.nameservers.pluck(:hostname).uniq.select(&:present?)
-    h[:nameservers_changed] = domain.nameservers.pluck(:updated_at).max.try(:to_s, :iso8601)
-
-    h[:dnssec_keys]    = domain.dnskeys.map{|key| "#{key.flags} #{key.protocol} #{key.alg} #{key.public_key}" }
-    h[:dnssec_changed] = domain.dnskeys.pluck(:updated_at).max.try(:to_s, :iso8601) rescue nil
-
-
-    h[:disclosed] = @disclosed
-    h
-  end
-
-  def generated_body
-    template = Rails.root.join("app/views/for_models/whois.erb".freeze)
-    ERB.new(template.read, nil, "-").result.binding
-  end
-  # rubocop:enable Metrics/MethodLength
-  # rubocop:enable Metrics/AbcSize
-
-
-  def update_whois_server
-    wd = Whois::Record.find_or_initialize_by(name: name)
-    wd.body = body
-    wd.json = json
-    wd.save
-  end
-end