diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f53bce0..eda6bef 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ celerybeat-schedule
 databasepostgresql_env
 SeriesRobot.pem
 certbot
+imdb_api_access
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/account/forms/register.py b/src/account/forms/register.py
index e599aa0..30e8d38 100644
--- a/src/account/forms/register.py
+++ b/src/account/forms/register.py
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ class RegisterForm(UserCreationForm):
                 'email',
                 'password1',
                 'password2',
-                'imdb_api_key',
-                'send_email')
+                'imdb_api_key')
diff --git a/src/account/templates/register.html b/src/account/templates/register.html
index 519e153..cd6538b 100644
--- a/src/account/templates/register.html
+++ b/src/account/templates/register.html
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
     {{form.password1|as_crispy_field}} <br>
     {{form.password2|as_crispy_field}} <br>
     {{form.imdb_api_key|as_crispy_field}}
-    <a href="https://imdb-api.com/Identity/Account/Register">Get API Key</a> <br><br>
-    {{form.send_email|as_crispy_field}} <br>
+    <a href="https://imdb-api.com/Identity/Account/Register">Get API Key</a> <br>
     <style>
         .btn:hover {
             background: #fff;
diff --git a/src/account/views/register.py b/src/account/views/register.py
index a64895c..b877ec6 100644
--- a/src/account/views/register.py
+++ b/src/account/views/register.py
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ def register_view(request):  # sourcery skip: extract-method
                 return redirect('register')
 
             to_email = form.cleaned_data.get('email')
-            if to_email is None and form.cleaned_data.get('send_email'):
-                form.add_error('send_email', 'Email field is required to receive email notifications.')
-                return render(request, 'register.html', context={"form": form})
 
             form.save()
             username = form.cleaned_data.get('username')