diff --git a/app/dao/invited_user_dao.py b/app/dao/invited_user_dao.py
index 4f49ef36c..5b9b63947 100644
--- a/app/dao/invited_user_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/invited_user_dao.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 from app import db
-from app.models import InvitedUser
+from app.models import INVITE_EXPIRED, InvitedUser
 
 
 def save_invited_user(invited_user):
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def expire_invitations_created_more_than_two_days_ago():
     expired = (
         db.session.query(InvitedUser)
         .filter(InvitedUser.created_at <= datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(days=2))
-        .update({InvitedUser.expired: True, InvitedUser.status: "expired"})
+        .update({InvitedUser.status: INVITE_EXPIRED})
     )
     db.session.commit()
     return expired
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index f0bca7dcb..7fe596a61 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -1931,7 +1931,6 @@ class InvitedUser(db.Model):
         default=SMS_AUTH_TYPE,
     )
     folder_permissions = db.Column(JSONB(none_as_null=True), nullable=False, default=[])
-    expired = db.Column(db.Boolean, nullable=False, default=False)
 
     # would like to have used properties for this but haven't found a way to make them
     # play nice with marshmallow yet