diff --git a/models/project/board.go b/models/project/board.go
index 45892b88c1..b294f2f634 100644
--- a/models/project/board.go
+++ b/models/project/board.go
@@ -217,19 +217,6 @@ func GetBoard(ctx context.Context, boardID int64) (*Board, error) {
 	return board, nil
 }
 
-// GetBoard fetches the current default board of a project
-func GetDefaultBoard(ctx context.Context, projectID int64) (*Board, error) {
-	board := new(Board)
-	has, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where("project_id = ? AND `default` = ?", projectID, true).Get(board)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	} else if !has {
-		return nil, ErrProjectBoardNotExist{BoardID: -1}
-	}
-
-	return board, nil
-}
-
 // UpdateBoard updates a project board
 func UpdateBoard(ctx context.Context, board *Board) error {
 	var fieldToUpdate []string
diff --git a/models/project/issue.go b/models/project/issue.go
index 7c60cee04b..51468c1792 100644
--- a/models/project/issue.go
+++ b/models/project/issue.go
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ func (issue *ProjectIssue) LoadProjectBoard(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	var err error
 
-	if issue.ProjectBoardID == 0 {
-		issue.ProjectBoard, err = GetDefaultBoard(ctx, issue.ProjectID)
-		return err
-	}
-
 	issue.ProjectBoard, err = GetBoard(ctx, issue.ProjectBoardID)
 	return err
 }