diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index cd5d8d618..6ecc0ce22 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # 0.5.9.0
 
 ## Refactor
+* Remove unused mentions regex [#6810](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/6810)
 
 ## Bug fixes
 * Fix back to top button not appearing on Webkit browsers [#6782](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/6782)
diff --git a/app/models/mention.rb b/app/models/mention.rb
index 47c2f719a..caab2a8b2 100644
--- a/app/models/mention.rb
+++ b/app/models/mention.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 class Mention < ActiveRecord::Base
-  REGEX = /@\{([^;]+); ([^\}]+)\}/
-
   belongs_to :post
   belongs_to :person
   validates :post, :presence => true