diff --git a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/migrations/0267_remove_course_slug.py b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/migrations/0267_remove_course_slug.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5ab08d523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/migrations/0267_remove_course_slug.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.10 on 2022-01-13 13:12
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('course_metadata', '0266_auto_20210624_1831'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='course',
+            name='slug',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/models.py b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/models.py
index 9c622e56ea..055b35ee3f 100644
--- a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/models.py
+++ b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/models.py
@@ -804,7 +804,6 @@ class Course(DraftModelMixin, PkSearchableMixin, CachedMixin, TimeStampedModel):
         },
         help_text=_('Add the course image')
     )
-    slug = AutoSlugField(populate_from='key', editable=True, slugify_function=uslugify)
     video = models.ForeignKey(Video, models.CASCADE, default=None, null=True, blank=True)
     faq = NullHtmlField(verbose_name=_('FAQ'))
     learner_testimonials = NullHtmlField()
@@ -1047,7 +1046,6 @@ def _update_or_create_official_version(self, course_run):
 
         if creating:
             official_version.canonical_course_run = course_run
-            official_version.slug = self.slug
             official_version.save()
             self.canonical_course_run = course_run.draft_version
             self.save()
diff --git a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/tests/test_models.py b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/tests/test_models.py
index 6d56e3b4cf..9d973039f6 100644
--- a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/tests/test_models.py
@@ -929,7 +929,6 @@ def test_official_created(self):
         assert official_run.course.draft is False
         assert official_run.course.draft_version == draft_run.course
         assert official_run.course != draft_run.course
-        assert official_run.course.slug == draft_run.course.slug
 
         official_entitlement = official_run.course.entitlements.first()
         draft_entitlement = draft_run.course.entitlements.first()
diff --git a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/tests/test_utils.py b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/tests/test_utils.py
index b47e8d163e..6aa0f856f5 100644
--- a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -408,9 +408,6 @@ def test_ensure_draft_world_not_draft_course_given(self):
         assert ensured_draft_course.uuid == not_draft_course.uuid
         assert ensured_draft_course.draft
 
-        # Check slugs are equal
-        assert ensured_draft_course.slug == not_draft_course.slug
-
         # Check authoring orgs are equal
         assert list(ensured_draft_course.authoring_organizations.all()) ==\
                list(not_draft_course.authoring_organizations.all())
diff --git a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/utils.py b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/utils.py
index e063939297..6fcb7c1861 100644
--- a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/utils.py
+++ b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/utils.py
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ def ensure_draft_world(obj):
         # We need to null this out because it will fail with a OneToOne uniqueness error when saving the draft
         obj.canonical_course_run = None
         draft_course, original_course = set_draft_state(obj, Course, related_attrs={'url_slug_history': []})
-        draft_course.slug = original_course.slug
 
         # Move editors from the original course to the draft course since we only care about CourseEditors
         # in the context of draft courses. This code is only necessary during the transition from using