diff --git a/app/models/retainer_deliverable.rb b/app/models/retainer_deliverable.rb
index 376e778..fe0e1fe 100644
--- a/app/models/retainer_deliverable.rb
+++ b/app/models/retainer_deliverable.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 # A RetainerDeliverable is an HourlyDeliverable that is renewed at
 # regular calendar periods.  The Company bills a regular number of
 # hours for a hourly rate whereby the budgets are reset over a
-# regular cyclical period (often monthly).
+# regular cyclical period (monthly).
 class RetainerDeliverable < HourlyDeliverable
   unloadable
 
   # Associations
 
   # Validations
-  ValidFrequencies = ["monthly", "quarterly"]
-  validates_inclusion_of :frequency, :in => ValidFrequencies, :allow_nil => true, :allow_blank => true
   
   # Accessors
 
@@ -106,10 +104,6 @@ class RetainerDeliverable < HourlyDeliverable
     end
   end
 
-  def self.frequencies_to_select
-    ValidFrequencies.collect {|f| [l("text_#{f}"), f]}
-  end
-
   private
 
   def shrink_budgets_to_new_period
diff --git a/app/views/contracts/show.html.erb b/app/views/contracts/show.html.erb
index f7a3da4..52aec45 100644
--- a/app/views/contracts/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/contracts/show.html.erb
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@
                     <% end %>
 
                     <table>
-                      <%= show_field(deliverable, :frequency, :html_options => {:class => 'deliverable-frequency'}) if deliverable.retainer? %>
                       <%= show_field(deliverable, :current_period, :html_options => {:class => 'deliverable-current-period'}) if deliverable.retainer? %>
                       <%= show_field(deliverable, :start_date, :format => :format_date, :html_options => {:class => 'deliverable-start-date'}) %>
                       <%= show_field(deliverable, :end_date, :format => :format_date, :html_options => {:class => 'deliverable-end-date'}) %>
diff --git a/app/views/deliverables/_form.html.erb b/app/views/deliverables/_form.html.erb
index 548aa75..b5f2f28 100644
--- a/app/views/deliverables/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/deliverables/_form.html.erb
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
     <li class="select required" id="deliverable_type_input">
       <%= form.label(:type, l(:field_type)) %>
       <%= form.select(:type, Deliverable.valid_types_to_select, {:include_blank => false}, {:class => 'type'}) %>
-
-      <%= form.select(:frequency, RetainerDeliverable.frequencies_to_select, :include_blank => false) %>
     </li>
   <% else %>
     <%= form.input :type, :as => :hidden, :class => 'type' %>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index f4c1adb..1b5c2ae 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ en:
   field_deliverable_title: "Deliverable"
   field_contract_name: "Contract"
   field_contract: "Contract"
-  field_frequency: "Frequency"
-  text_monthly: "Monthly"
-  text_quarterly: "Quarterly"
   text_start_date_empty: "The start date is empty. If this form is submitted, no budget items will be created."
   text_end_date_empty: "The end date is empty. If this form is submitted, no budget items will be created."
   text_missing_period: "This deliverable is missing a date range so it cannot have budget items. Please save start and end dates before adding any budget items."
diff --git a/db/migrate/014_remove_frequency_from_deliverables.rb b/db/migrate/014_remove_frequency_from_deliverables.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd8fe26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/014_remove_frequency_from_deliverables.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class RemoveFrequencyFromDeliverables < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def self.up
+    remove_column :deliverables, :frequency
+  end
+
+  def self.down
+    add_column :deliverables, :frequency, :string
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/integration/deliverables_new_test.rb b/test/integration/deliverables_new_test.rb
index 51ced9b..0c2ef2a 100644
--- a/test/integration/deliverables_new_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/deliverables_new_test.rb
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ class DeliverablesNewTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
 
     fill_in "Title", :with => 'A New Deliverable'
     select "Retainer", :from => "Type"
-    select "Monthly", :from => 'deliverable_frequency'
     select @manager.name, :from => "Manager"
     fill_in "Start", :with => '2010-01-01'
     fill_in "End Date", :with => '2010-12-31'
@@ -150,7 +149,6 @@ class DeliverablesNewTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
     assert_equal '2010-01-01', @deliverable.start_date.to_s
     assert_equal '2010-12-31', @deliverable.end_date.to_s
     assert_equal @manager, @deliverable.manager
-    assert_equal "monthly", @deliverable.frequency
 
     # Budget items, one per month
     labor_budgets = @deliverable.labor_budgets
diff --git a/test/unit/retainer_deliverable_test.rb b/test/unit/retainer_deliverable_test.rb
index fc43f51..4fbbe73 100644
--- a/test/unit/retainer_deliverable_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/retainer_deliverable_test.rb
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@ class RetainerDeliverableTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal HourlyDeliverable, RetainerDeliverable.superclass
   end
 
-  context "#frequency" do
-    should_allow_values_for(:frequency, nil, '', 'monthly', 'quarterly')
-    should_not_allow_values_for(:frequency, 'anything', 'else', 'weekly')
-  end
-
   context "#months" do
     should "be an array of months the Deliverable is active in" do
       d = RetainerDeliverable.new(:start_date => Date.today.beginning_of_month,