diff --git a/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
index b1ca39997..ebdb18c08 100644
--- a/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
@@ -498,7 +498,6 @@ class CoursesController < ApplicationController
     @issue_custom_fields = IssueCustomField.sorted.all
     @trackers = Tracker.sorted.all
     @course = Course.new
-    @course.op
     @course.safe_attributes = params[:course]
     month = Time.now.month
     render :layout => 'new_base'