diff --git a/social/apps/django_app/default/fields.py b/social/apps/django_app/default/fields.py
index acdc6eae0..4a865eedc 100644
--- a/social/apps/django_app/default/fields.py
+++ b/social/apps/django_app/default/fields.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     from django.utils.encoding import smart_text
 
 
-class JSONField(six.with_metaclass(models.SubfieldBase, models.TextField)):
+class JSONField(models.TextField):
     """Simple JSON field that stores python structures as JSON strings
     on database.
     """