diff --git a/hackathon/migrations/0055_remove_event_isreadonly.py b/hackathon/migrations/0055_remove_event_isreadonly.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3302bc18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hackathon/migrations/0055_remove_event_isreadonly.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.1.13 on 2024-10-08 13:58
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('hackathon', '0054_event'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='event',
+            name='isReadOnly',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/hackathon/models.py b/hackathon/models.py
index 944d757d..a7a5236d 100644
--- a/hackathon/models.py
+++ b/hackathon/models.py
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ class Event(models.Model):
     start = models.DateTimeField()
     end = models.DateTimeField()
     body = models.TextField(max_length=500, default="")
-    isReadOnly = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     webinar_link = models.URLField(blank=True, null=True)
     webinar_code = models.CharField(max_length=50, blank=True, null=True)
 
diff --git a/hackathon/views.py b/hackathon/views.py
index ec3b7326..fdea951d 100644
--- a/hackathon/views.py
+++ b/hackathon/views.py
@@ -397,11 +397,6 @@ def view_hackathon(request, hackathon_id):
                               and settings.SLACK_ADMIN_TOKEN)
     matching_events = Event.objects.filter(hackathon_id=hackathon_id)
     has_events = matching_events.exists()
-    
-    
-    # Check if there are any matching events
-    has_events = matching_events.exists()
-
     context = {
         'has_events': has_events,
         'events': matching_events,