diff --git a/src/Content/ContactSelector.php b/src/Content/ContactSelector.php
index 64a2b5be9..2fd9f61fe 100644
--- a/src/Content/ContactSelector.php
+++ b/src/Content/ContactSelector.php
@@ -234,59 +234,4 @@ class ContactSelector
 		$o .= '</select>';
 		return $o;
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param string $current optional, default empty
-	 * @return string
-	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
-	 */
-	public static function maritalStatus($current = "")
-	{
-		$o = '';
-		$select = [
-			''                     => DI::l10n()->t('No answer'),
-			'Single'               => DI::l10n()->t('Single'),
-			'Lonely'               => DI::l10n()->t('Lonely'),
-			'In a relation'        => DI::l10n()->t('In a relation'),
-			'Has crush'            => DI::l10n()->t('Has crush'),
-			'Infatuated'           => DI::l10n()->t('Infatuated'),
-			'Dating'               => DI::l10n()->t('Dating'),
-			'Unfaithful'           => DI::l10n()->t('Unfaithful'),
-			'Sex Addict'           => DI::l10n()->t('Sex Addict'),
-			'Friends'              => DI::l10n()->t('Friends'),
-			'Friends/Benefits'     => DI::l10n()->t('Friends/Benefits'),
-			'Casual'               => DI::l10n()->t('Casual'),
-			'Engaged'              => DI::l10n()->t('Engaged'),
-			'Married'              => DI::l10n()->t('Married'),
-			'Imaginarily married'  => DI::l10n()->t('Imaginarily married'),
-			'Partners'             => DI::l10n()->t('Partners'),
-			'Cohabiting'           => DI::l10n()->t('Cohabiting'),
-			'Common law'           => DI::l10n()->t('Common law'),
-			'Happy'                => DI::l10n()->t('Happy'),
-			'Not looking'          => DI::l10n()->t('Not looking'),
-			'Swinger'              => DI::l10n()->t('Swinger'),
-			'Betrayed'             => DI::l10n()->t('Betrayed'),
-			'Separated'            => DI::l10n()->t('Separated'),
-			'Unstable'             => DI::l10n()->t('Unstable'),
-			'Divorced'             => DI::l10n()->t('Divorced'),
-			'Imaginarily divorced' => DI::l10n()->t('Imaginarily divorced'),
-			'Widowed'              => DI::l10n()->t('Widowed'),
-			'Uncertain'            => DI::l10n()->t('Uncertain'),
-			'It\'s complicated'    => DI::l10n()->t('It\'s complicated'),
-			'Don\'t care'          => DI::l10n()->t('Don\'t care'),
-			'Ask me'               => DI::l10n()->t('Ask me'),
-		];
-
-		Hook::callAll('marital_selector', $select);
-
-		$o .= '<select name="marital" id="marital-select" size="1" >';
-		foreach ($select as $neutral => $selection) {
-			if ($selection !== 'NOTRANSLATION') {
-				$selected = (($neutral == $current) ? ' selected="selected" ' : '');
-				$o .= "<option value=\"$neutral\" $selected >$selection</option>";
-			}
-		}
-		$o .= '</select>';
-		return $o;
-	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Model/Profile.php b/src/Model/Profile.php
index 0da9fbf35..ff1575695 100644
--- a/src/Model/Profile.php
+++ b/src/Model/Profile.php
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ class Profile
 		}
 
 		$gender   = !empty($profile['gender'])   ? DI::l10n()->t('Gender:')   : false;
-		$marital  = !empty($profile['marital'])  ? DI::l10n()->t('Status:')   : false;
 		$homepage = !empty($profile['homepage']) ? DI::l10n()->t('Homepage:') : false;
 		$about    = !empty($profile['about'])    ? DI::l10n()->t('About:')    : false;
 		$xmpp     = !empty($profile['xmpp'])     ? DI::l10n()->t('XMPP:')     : false;
@@ -449,10 +448,6 @@ class Profile
 			$p['gender'] = DI::l10n()->t($p['gender']);
 		}
 
-		if (isset($p['marital'])) {
-			$p['marital'] = DI::l10n()->t($p['marital']);
-		}
-
 		if (isset($p['photo'])) {
 			$p['photo'] = ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($p['photo'], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_SMALL);
 		}
@@ -474,7 +469,6 @@ class Profile
 			'$account_type' => $account_type,
 			'$location' => $location,
 			'$gender' => $gender,
-			'$marital' => $marital,
 			'$homepage' => $homepage,
 			'$about' => $about,
 			'$network' => DI::l10n()->t('Network:'),
@@ -919,7 +913,6 @@ class Profile
 				(`profile`.`locality` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`profile`.`region` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`profile`.`country-name` LIKE ?) OR
-				(`profile`.`marital` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`profile`.`sexual` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`profile`.`about` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`profile`.`romance` LIKE ?) OR
@@ -960,7 +953,6 @@ class Profile
 				(`profile`.`locality` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`profile`.`region` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`profile`.`country-name` LIKE ?) OR
-				(`profile`.`marital` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`profile`.`sexual` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`profile`.`about` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`profile`.`romance` LIKE ?) OR
diff --git a/src/Module/Directory.php b/src/Module/Directory.php
index 54fbb01ac..7a6b65cf7 100644
--- a/src/Module/Directory.php
+++ b/src/Module/Directory.php
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ class Directory extends BaseModule
 			$location = '';
 		}
 
-		$marital =  (!empty($profile['marital'])  ? DI::l10n()->t('Status:')   : false);
 		$homepage = (!empty($profile['homepage']) ? DI::l10n()->t('Homepage:') : false);
 		$about =    (!empty($profile['about'])    ? DI::l10n()->t('About:')    : false);
 
@@ -160,7 +159,6 @@ class Directory extends BaseModule
 			'location'     => $location_e,
 			'tags'         => $contact['pub_keywords'],
 			'pdesc'        => $pdesc,
-			'marital'      => $marital,
 			'homepage'     => $homepage,
 			'about'        => $about,
 			'photo_menu'   => $photo_menu,
diff --git a/src/Module/NoScrape.php b/src/Module/NoScrape.php
index 1df049525..07ecf23d8 100644
--- a/src/Module/NoScrape.php
+++ b/src/Module/NoScrape.php
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class NoScrape extends BaseModule
 		$json_info['last-activity'] = date('o-W', $last_active);
 
 		//These are optional fields.
-		$profile_fields = ['pdesc', 'locality', 'region', 'postal-code', 'country-name', 'marital', 'about'];
+		$profile_fields = ['pdesc', 'locality', 'region', 'postal-code', 'country-name', 'about'];
 		foreach ($profile_fields as $field) {
 			if (!empty($a->profile[$field])) {
 				$json_info["$field"] = $a->profile[$field];
diff --git a/view/templates/profile/vcard.tpl b/view/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
index 1ee330266..826074a31 100644
--- a/view/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@
 
 	{{if $updated}}<div class="updated" style="display:none;">{{$updated}}</div>{{/if}}
 
-	{{if $marital}}<dl class="marital"><dt class="marital-label"><span class="heart">&hearts;</span>{{$marital}}</dt><dd class="marital-text">{{$profile.marital}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}
-
 	{{if $homepage}}<dl class="homepage"><dt class="homepage-label">{{$homepage}}</dt><dd class="homepage-url u-url"><a href="{{$profile.homepage}}" rel="me" target="_blank">{{$profile.homepage}}</a></dd></dl>{{/if}}
 
 	{{if $about}}<dl class="about"><dt class="about-label">{{$about}}</dt><dd class="x-network">{{$profile.about nofilter}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}
diff --git a/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/profile/vcard.tpl b/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
index 3c933c833..4a835961b 100644
--- a/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 	
 	{{if $profile.pubkey}}<div class="key" style="display:none;">{{$profile.pubkey}}</div>{{/if}}
 
-	{{if $marital}}<dl class="marital"><dt class="marital-label"><span class="heart">&hearts;</span>{{$marital}}</dt><dd class="marital-text">{{$profile.marital}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}
-
 	{{if $homepage}}<dl class="homepage"><dt class="homepage-label">{{$homepage}}</dt><dd class="homepage-url"><a href="{{$profile.homepage}}" class="u-url" rel="me" target="external-link">{{$profile.homepage}}</a></dd></dl>{{/if}}
 
 	{{include file="diaspora_vcard.tpl"}}
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/profile/vcard.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
index 1673a9c99..5ac982fa2 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
@@ -115,13 +115,6 @@
 
 		{{if $updated}}<div class="updated" style="display:none;">{{$updated}}</div>{{/if}}
 
-		{{if $marital}}
-		<div class="marital detail">
-			<span class="marital-label icon"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i></span>
-			<span class="marital-text icon">{{$profile.marital}}</span>
-		</div>
-		{{/if}}
-
 		{{if $homepage}}
 		<div class="homepage detail">
 			<span class="homepage-label icon"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square"></i></span>
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/templates/profile/vcard.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
index fd455fba5..5e7b3efc8 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@
 	
 	{{if $profile.pubkey}}<div class="key" style="display:none;">{{$profile.pubkey}}</div>{{/if}}
 
-	{{if $marital}}<dl class="marital"><dt class="marital-label"><span class="heart">&hearts;</span>{{$marital}}</dt><dd class="marital-text">{{$profile.marital}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}
-
 	{{if $homepage}}
 	<dl class="homepage"><dt class="homepage-label">{{$homepage}}</dt>
 		<dd class="homepage-url"><a href="{{$profile.homepage}}" class="u-url" rel="me" target="external-link">{{$profile.homepage}}</a></dd>
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/templates/profile/vcard.tpl b/view/theme/vier/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
index 6331e84c4..7511988cb 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/vier/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@
 
 	{{if $updated}}<div class="updated" style="display:none;">{{$updated}}</div>{{/if}}
 
-	{{if $marital}}<dl class="marital"><dt class="marital-label"><span class="heart">&hearts;</span>{{$marital}}</dt><dd class="marital-text">{{$profile.marital}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}
-
 	{{if $homepage}}<dl class="homepage"><dt class="homepage-label">{{$homepage}}</dt><dd class="homepage-url"><a href="{{$profile.homepage}}" class="u-url" rel="me" target="_blank">{{$profile.homepage}}</a></dd></dl>{{/if}}
 
 	{{if $about}}<dl class="about"><dt class="about-label">{{$about}}</dt><dd class="x-network">{{$profile.about nofilter}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}