diff --git a/zerver/lib/actions.py b/zerver/lib/actions.py
index ba63a8b692..5be6173f34 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/actions.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/actions.py
@@ -2807,10 +2807,8 @@ def do_get_streams(user_profile, include_public=True, include_subscribed=True,
     if include_all_active and not is_super_user(user_profile):
         raise JsonableError("User not authorized for this query")
 
-    # Listing public streams are disabled for some users (e.g. a
-    # contractor for CUSTOMER5) and for the mit.edu realm.
-    include_public = include_public and not (user_profile.public_streams_disabled or
-                                             user_profile.realm.domain == "mit.edu")
+    # Listing public streams are disabled for the mit.edu realm.
+    include_public = include_public and user_profile.realm.domain != "mit.edu"
     # Start out with all streams in the realm with subscribers
     query = get_occupied_streams(user_profile.realm)
 
diff --git a/zerver/models.py b/zerver/models.py
index af8d698090..8b3d013872 100644
--- a/zerver/models.py
+++ b/zerver/models.py
@@ -384,10 +384,6 @@ class UserProfile(AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin):
     def is_admin(self):
         return self.has_perm('administer', self.realm)
 
-    @property
-    def public_streams_disabled(self):
-        return self.email.lower() == "restricted-user@customer5.invalid"
-
     def last_reminder_tzaware(self):
         if self.last_reminder is not None and timezone.is_naive(self.last_reminder):
             logging.warning("Loaded a user_profile.last_reminder for user %s that's not tz-aware: %s"
diff --git a/zerver/views/__init__.py b/zerver/views/__init__.py
index 0c9e41d62a..455263390f 100644
--- a/zerver/views/__init__.py
+++ b/zerver/views/__init__.py
@@ -1472,9 +1472,8 @@ def filter_stream_authorization(user_profile, streams):
         if stream.id in streams_subscribed:
             continue
 
-        # The user is not authorized for invite_only streams, and if
-        # the user has public streams disabled, nothing is authorized
-        if stream.invite_only or user_profile.public_streams_disabled:
+        # The user is not authorized for invite_only streams
+        if stream.invite_only:
             unauthorized_streams.append(stream)
 
     streams = [stream for stream in streams if