diff --git a/src/Task.cpp b/src/Task.cpp
index 086b986ab..ff26953a6 100644
--- a/src/Task.cpp
+++ b/src/Task.cpp
@@ -2181,6 +2181,7 @@ void Task::modify (modType type, bool text_required /* = false */)
             std::string strValue = (std::string) evaluatedValue;
             if (column->validate (strValue))
             {
+/*
               if (column->can_modify ())
               {
                 std::string col_value = column->modify (strValue);
@@ -2189,9 +2190,12 @@ void Task::modify (modType type, bool text_required /* = false */)
               }
               else
               {
+*/
                 context.debug (label + name + " <-- '" + strValue + "' <-- '" + value + "'");
                 (*this).set (name, strValue);
+/*
               }
+*/
 
               ++modCount;
             }
diff --git a/src/columns/Column.cpp b/src/columns/Column.cpp
index c820d7914..93de571c8 100644
--- a/src/columns/Column.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/Column.cpp
@@ -265,10 +265,3 @@ bool Column::validate (std::string& input)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// No L10N.
-bool Column::can_modify ()
-{
-  return false;
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/columns/Column.h b/src/columns/Column.h
index 14dda203e..584660543 100644
--- a/src/columns/Column.h
+++ b/src/columns/Column.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ public:
   virtual void renderHeader (std::vector <std::string>&, int, Color&);
   virtual void render (std::vector <std::string>&, const std::string&, int, Color&) {};
   virtual void render (std::vector <std::string>&, Task&, int, Color&)              {};
-  virtual bool can_modify ();
   virtual std::string modify (std::string& input)                                   { return input; };
 
 protected: