diff --git a/app/apps/users/utils/__init__.py b/app/apps/users/utils/__init__.py
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diff --git a/app/apps/users/utils/user_settings.py b/app/apps/users/utils/user_settings.py
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--- a/app/apps/users/utils/user_settings.py
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@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
-from apps.users.models import UserSettings
-
-
-User = get_user_model()
-
-
-def ensure_user_settings(user):
-    """
-    Check if the given user has a UserSettings model.
-    If not, create one.
-    """
-    if not hasattr(user, "settings"):
-        UserSettings.objects.create(user=user)
-
-    return user.settings