diff --git a/website/server/models/user/hooks.js b/website/server/models/user/hooks.js
index 2809447556..5c15db3733 100644
--- a/website/server/models/user/hooks.js
+++ b/website/server/models/user/hooks.js
@@ -85,19 +85,6 @@ function _setUpNewUser (user) {
     user._ABtests.checkInModals = '20161221_showCheckInPreviews'; // show 'preview' check-in modals
   }
   user.items.quests.dustbunnies = 1;
-  user.items.gear.owned.armor_special_birthday = false; // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-  user.items.food = {
-    Cake_Base: 1, // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-    Cake_CottonCandyBlue: 1, // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-    Cake_CottonCandyPink: 1, // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-    Cake_Desert: 1, // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-    Cake_Golden: 1, // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-    Cake_Red: 1, // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-    Cake_Shade: 1, // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-    Cake_Skeleton: 1, // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-    Cake_White: 1, // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-    Cake_Zombie: 1, // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-  };
 
   if (user.registeredThrough === 'habitica-web' || user.registeredThrough === 'habitica-android') {
     taskTypes = ['habit', 'daily', 'todo', 'reward', 'tag'];