diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index f4187dbb5..5add6e26a 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ require:
   - rubocop-performance
   - rubocop-rails
   - rubocop-rspec
-  - ./lib/rubocop/user_find_by.rb
 
 Layout/LineLength:
   Max: 150
@@ -141,10 +140,6 @@ RSpec/MultipleExpectations:
 RSpec/MultipleMemoizedHelpers:
   Max: 14
 
-# custom rules
-UseFromEmail:
-  Enabled: true
-
 AllCops:
   NewCops: enable
   Exclude:
diff --git a/app/models/contact.rb b/app/models/contact.rb
index 07b29fdf3..1e9ab8dc6 100644
--- a/app/models/contact.rb
+++ b/app/models/contact.rb
@@ -168,9 +168,7 @@ class Contact < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def self.from_email(email)
-    # rubocop:disable UseFromEmail,Migration/DepartmentName
     find_by(email: email.downcase)
-    # rubocop:enable UseFromEmail,Migration/DepartmentName
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index b54f74a64..3fdaf7f25 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -157,9 +157,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def self.from_email(email)
-    # rubocop:disable UseFromEmail,Migration/DepartmentName
     find_by(email: email.downcase)
-    # rubocop:enable UseFromEmail,Migration/DepartmentName
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/user_find_by.rb b/lib/rubocop/user_find_by.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bc248c27..000000000
--- a/lib/rubocop/user_find_by.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-require 'rubocop'
-
-# Enforces use of from_email for email attribute lookups
-class UseFromEmail < RuboCop::Cop::Cop
-  MSG = 'Use `from_email` for email lookups to ensure case insensitivity.'.freeze
-
-  def_node_matcher :find_by_email?, <<~PATTERN
-    (send _ :find_by (hash (pair (sym :email) _)))
-  PATTERN
-
-  def on_send(node)
-    return unless find_by_email?(node)
-
-    add_offense(node, message: MSG)
-  end
-end