diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 7fba10cbeb41fcb634dbb6996aadde0d84284e16..e92fb75c4fb6dbfa942799a43bcd260a08e30be4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ and this project adheres to `Semantic Versioning`_.
 Unreleased
 ----------
 
+Fixed
+~~~~~
+
+* Remove left-over reference to preferences in a form definition that caused
+  form extensions in downstream apps to break
+
 `2.4`_ – 2021-12-24
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/aleksis/core/forms.py b/aleksis/core/forms.py
index 78dc9dce29f7519905012193469477ce383f9f9e..eb2465870a36174997c73a967b04690b30d60051 100644
--- a/aleksis/core/forms.py
+++ b/aleksis/core/forms.py
@@ -582,8 +582,6 @@ class AccountRegisterForm(SignupForm, ExtensibleForm):
 
     password1 = forms.CharField(label=_("Password"), widget=forms.PasswordInput)
 
-    privacy_policy = get_site_preferences()["footer__privacy_url"]
-
     if settings.SIGNUP_PASSWORD_ENTER_TWICE:
         password2 = forms.CharField(label=_("Password (again)"), widget=forms.PasswordInput)