diff --git a/app/models/domain.rb b/app/models/domain.rb
index c7d62fff1..55596aedf 100644
--- a/app/models/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/domain.rb
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ class Domain < ActiveRecord::Base
   def as_json(_options)
     hash = super
     hash['auth_info'] = hash.delete('transfer_code') # API v1 requirement
+    hash['valid_from'] = hash['registered_at'] # API v1 requirement
     hash
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/epp/domain.rb b/app/models/epp/domain.rb
index 18ff4e4b2..4e0e7d44c 100644
--- a/app/models/epp/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/epp/domain.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class Epp::Domain < Domain
       domain.attributes = domain.attrs_from(frame, current_user)
       domain.attach_default_contacts
       domain.registered_at = Time.zone.now
-      domain.valid_from = Time.zone.now
 
       period = domain.period.to_i
       plural_period_unit_name = (domain.period_unit == 'm' ? 'months' : 'years').to_sym
diff --git a/app/views/admin/domains/partials/_general.html.erb b/app/views/admin/domains/partials/_general.html.erb
index eeeef6eb5..7e09a7756 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/domains/partials/_general.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/domains/partials/_general.html.erb
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
                         class: 'form-control input-sm' %>
             </dd>
 
-            <dt><%= t(:valid_from) %></dt>
-            <dd><%= l(@domain.valid_from) %></dd>
-
             <dt><%= t(:valid_to) %></dt>
             <dd><%= l(@domain.valid_to) %></dd>
 
diff --git a/app/views/admin/domains/partials/_version.haml b/app/views/admin/domains/partials/_version.haml
index b15bda0dd..da0a0ece1 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/domains/partials/_version.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/domains/partials/_version.haml
@@ -66,12 +66,10 @@
       %p
         = link_to t(:pending_epp), '#', class: 'js-pending'
 
-  %td{class: changing_css_class(version, "period", "period_unit", "valid_from", "valid_to")}
+  %td{class: changing_css_class(version, "period", "period_unit", "valid_to")}
     %p
       = "#{domain.period}#{domain.period_unit}"
       %br
-      = "#{l(domain.valid_from, format: :date)}"
-      %br
       = "#{l(domain.valid_to, format: :date)}"
 
   %td
diff --git a/app/views/registrant/domains/partials/_general.html.erb b/app/views/registrant/domains/partials/_general.html.erb
index 72ae8aad7..eed058437 100644
--- a/app/views/registrant/domains/partials/_general.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/registrant/domains/partials/_general.html.erb
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
                         class: 'form-control input-sm' %>
             </dd>
 
-            <dt><%= t(:valid_from) %></dt>
-            <dd><%= l(@domain.valid_from) %></dd>
-
             <dt><%= t(:valid_to) %></dt>
             <dd><%= l(@domain.valid_to) %></dd>
 
diff --git a/db/migrate/20180327151906_remove_domains_valid_from.rb b/db/migrate/20180327151906_remove_domains_valid_from.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3514fc9f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20180327151906_remove_domains_valid_from.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class RemoveDomainsValidFrom < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    remove_column :domains, :valid_from, :datetime
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/structure.sql b/db/structure.sql
index 4c7dbd70d..616a83c64 100644
--- a/db/structure.sql
+++ b/db/structure.sql
@@ -872,7 +872,6 @@ CREATE TABLE domains (
     registrar_id integer NOT NULL,
     registered_at timestamp without time zone,
     status character varying,
-    valid_from timestamp without time zone,
     valid_to timestamp without time zone,
     registrant_id integer NOT NULL,
     transfer_code character varying NOT NULL,
@@ -4713,3 +4712,5 @@ INSERT INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES ('20180313124751');
 
 INSERT INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES ('20180314122722');
 
+INSERT INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES ('20180327151906');
+
diff --git a/doc/models_complete.svg b/doc/models_complete.svg
index 235aa433b..644822637 100644
--- a/doc/models_complete.svg
+++ b/doc/models_complete.svg
@@ -852,7 +852,6 @@
 <text text-anchor="start" x="1958.5" y="-2181.3" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">registrar_id :integer</text>
 <text text-anchor="start" x="1958.5" y="-2166.3" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">registered_at :datetime</text>
 <text text-anchor="start" x="1958.5" y="-2151.3" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">status :string</text>
-<text text-anchor="start" x="1958.5" y="-2136.3" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">valid_from :datetime</text>
 <text text-anchor="start" x="1958.5" y="-2121.3" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">valid_to :datetime</text>
 <text text-anchor="start" x="1958.5" y="-2106.3" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">registrant_id :integer</text>
 <text text-anchor="start" x="1958.5" y="-2091.3" font-family="Times,serif" font-size="14.00">transfer_code :string</text>
diff --git a/lib/tasks/dev.rake b/lib/tasks/dev.rake
index f4b133ed1..e4c120a8d 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/dev.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/dev.rake
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ namespace :dev do
              period: period,
              period_unit: period_unit,
              registered_at: reg_time,
-             valid_from: reg_time,
              expire_time: reg_time + period.send(duration.second.to_sym),
              created_at: reg_time,
              updated_at: reg_time,
@@ -151,7 +150,6 @@ namespace :dev do
                  period: period,
                  period_unit: 'y',
                  registered_at: Time.zone.now,
-                 valid_from: Time.zone.now,
                  expire_time: Time.zone.now + period.years,
                  registrar: registrar,
                  registrant: registrants.sample)
diff --git a/lib/tasks/import.rake b/lib/tasks/import.rake
index c5f84160d..d953c72c9 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/import.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/import.rake
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@ namespace :import do
       name
       registrar_id
       registered_at
-      valid_from
       valid_to
       transfer_code
       created_at
diff --git a/spec/models/epp/domain_spec.rb b/spec/models/epp/domain_spec.rb
index de0b8f4e1..402305527 100644
--- a/spec/models/epp/domain_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/epp/domain_spec.rb
@@ -21,11 +21,7 @@ RSpec.describe Epp::Domain, db: false do
         expect(domain.registered_at).to eq(Time.zone.parse('05.07.2010'))
       end
 
-      it 'has :valid_from set to now' do
-        expect(domain.valid_from).to eq(Time.zone.parse('05.07.2010'))
-      end
-
-      it 'has :valid_to set to the beginning of next day after :valid_from' do
+      it 'has :valid_to set to the beginning of next day after :registered_at' do
         expect(domain.valid_to).to eq(Time.zone.parse('06.07.2011 00:00'))
       end
     end