diff --git a/orbit/db.py b/orbit/db.py
index e5f414a2..c23f08ae 100644
--- a/orbit/db.py
+++ b/orbit/db.py
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ def usr_pwdhashfor_username(usn): return _get(USR_PWDHASHFOR_USERNAME, usn)
 
 
 USR_INS = """
-INSERT INTO users (username, pwdhash, lfx, student_id)
-VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?);
+INSERT INTO users (username, pwdhash, student_id)
+VALUES (?, ?, ?);
 """.strip()
 def usr_ins(usr): return _set(USR_INS, usr)
 
@@ -115,44 +115,20 @@ def usr_setpwdhash_username(usr): return _set(USR_SETPWDHASH_USERNAME, usr)
 
 
 USR_GET = """
-SELECT id, username, pwdhash, lfx, student_id
+SELECT id, username, pwdhash, student_id
 FROM users;
 """.strip()
 def usr_get(): return _get(USR_GET)
 
 
 USR_GETBY_USERNAME = """
-SELECT id, username, pwdhash, lfx, student_id
+SELECT id, username, pwdhash, student_id
 FROM users
 WHERE username = ?;
 """.strip()
 def usr_getby_username(usn): return _get(USR_GETBY_USERNAME, usn)
 
 
-USR_SET_LFX = """
-UPDATE users
-SET lfx = True
-WHERE username = ?;
-""".strip()
-def usr_set_lfx(usn): return _set(USR_SET_LFX, usn)
-
-
-USR_SET_NOLFX = """
-UPDATE users
-SET lfx = False
-WHERE username = ?;
-""".strip()
-def usr_set_nolfx(usn): return _set(USR_SET_NOLFX, usn)
-
-
-USR_GETIF_LFX_USERNAME = """
-SELECT lfx
-FROM users
-WHERE username = ?;
-""".strip()
-def usr_getif_lfx_username(usn): return _get(USR_GETIF_LFX_USERNAME, usn)
-
-
 # registration table inferface
 
 REG_INS = """
diff --git a/orbit/hyperspace.py b/orbit/hyperspace.py
index c0835c6a..f4706648 100755
--- a/orbit/hyperspace.py
+++ b/orbit/hyperspace.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ def nou(u):
 Orbit ID        : {}
 Username        : {}
 Hashed Password : {}
-LFX enabled     : {}
 Student ID      : {}
 """.strip()
 
@@ -46,26 +45,6 @@ def do_query_username(args):
     print(USR_FMT.format(*u))
 
 
-def do_set_lfx(args):
-    need(args, u=True)
-
-    if db.usr_getby_username(args.username)[0]:
-        db.usr_set_lfx(args.username)
-    else:
-        nou(args.username)
-    do_query_username(args)
-
-
-def do_set_nolfx(args):
-    need(args, u=True)
-
-    if db.usr_getby_username(args.username)[0]:
-        db.usr_set_nolfx(args.username)
-    else:
-        nou(args.username)
-    do_query_username(args)
-
-
 def do_validate_token(args):
     need(args, t=True)
 
@@ -140,7 +119,7 @@ def do_newuser(args):
         errx(f'cannot create duplicate user "{args.username}"')
     else:
         db.usr_ins((args.username, do_bcrypt_hash(args, get=True),
-                    0, args.studentid or 0))
+                    args.studentid or 0))
     if args.studentid:
         db.reg_ins((args.username, args.password, args.studentid))
     do_validate_creds(args)
@@ -209,12 +188,6 @@ def hyperspace_main(raw_args):
     actions.add_argument('-l', '--listsessions', action='store_const',
                          help='List of all known sessions (some could be invalid)',  # NOQA: E501
                          dest='do', const=do_list_sessions)
-    actions.add_argument('-x', '--lfxenable', action='store_const',
-                         help='Set supplied username lfx status to true',
-                         dest='do', const=do_set_lfx)
-    actions.add_argument('-y', '--lfxdisable', action='store_const',
-                         help='Set supplied username lfx status to false',
-                         dest='do', const=do_set_nolfx)
     actions.add_argument('-q', '--queryuser', action='store_const',
                          help='Get information about supplied username if valid',  # NOQA: E501
                          dest='do', const=do_query_username)
diff --git a/orbit/init-db.sql b/orbit/init-db.sql
index d26c47b1..8f798740 100644
--- a/orbit/init-db.sql
+++ b/orbit/init-db.sql
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ CREATE TABLE users (
 	id integer primary key,
 	username string UNIQUE NOT NULL,
 	pwdhash string NOT NULL,
-	lfx boolean NOT NULL,
 	student_id integer);
 CREATE TABLE sessions (
         token string PRIMARY KEY,