diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Model/News.php b/Classes/Domain/Model/News.php
index 544303a230..4cbd9412ea 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Model/News.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Model/News.php
@@ -65,11 +65,6 @@ class News extends AbstractEntity
      */
     protected $deleted = false;
 
-    /**
-     * @var int
-     */
-    protected $cruserId = 0;
-
     /**
      * @var string
      */
@@ -1268,26 +1263,6 @@ public function getDayOfTimestamp(): int
         return (int)$this->tstamp->format('d');
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get id of creator user
-     *
-     * @return int
-     */
-    public function getCruserId(): int
-    {
-        return $this->cruserId;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Set cruser id
-     *
-     * @param int $cruserId id of creator user
-     */
-    public function setCruserId($cruserId): void
-    {
-        $this->cruserId = $cruserId;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Get editlock flag
      *
diff --git a/Configuration/TCA/Overrides/z_misc_12_adoptions.php b/Configuration/TCA/Overrides/z_misc_12_adoptions.php
index a95e3828c4..43e68a69ae 100644
--- a/Configuration/TCA/Overrides/z_misc_12_adoptions.php
+++ b/Configuration/TCA/Overrides/z_misc_12_adoptions.php
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
     $versionInformation = \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::makeInstance(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Information\Typo3Version::class);
     if ($versionInformation->getMajorVersion() > 11) {
         foreach (['news', 'link', 'tag'] as $tableSuffix) {
-            // remove cruser_id
-            unset($GLOBALS['TCA']['tx_news_domain_model_' . $tableSuffix]['ctrl']['cruser_id']);
             // set datetime for tstamp/crdate
             foreach (['tstamp', 'crdate'] as $dateField) {
                 $GLOBALS['TCA']['tx_news_domain_model_' . $tableSuffix]['columns'][$dateField]['config'] = [
diff --git a/Configuration/TCA/tx_news_domain_model_link.php b/Configuration/TCA/tx_news_domain_model_link.php
index 9a05c82e95..36d36548e1 100644
--- a/Configuration/TCA/tx_news_domain_model_link.php
+++ b/Configuration/TCA/tx_news_domain_model_link.php
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
         'label_alt_force' => true,
         'tstamp' => 'tstamp',
         'crdate' => 'crdate',
-        'cruser_id' => 'cruser_id',
         'languageField' => 'sys_language_uid',
         'transOrigPointerField' => 'l10n_parent',
         'transOrigDiffSourceField' => 'l10n_diffsource',
diff --git a/Configuration/TCA/tx_news_domain_model_news.php b/Configuration/TCA/tx_news_domain_model_news.php
index c1b9bd7b4a..81b1fafed2 100644
--- a/Configuration/TCA/tx_news_domain_model_news.php
+++ b/Configuration/TCA/tx_news_domain_model_news.php
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@
         'hideAtCopy' => true,
         'tstamp' => 'tstamp',
         'crdate' => 'crdate',
-        'cruser_id' => 'cruser_id',
         'versioningWS' => true,
         'origUid' => 't3_origuid',
         'editlock' => 'editlock',
@@ -203,12 +202,7 @@
                 ],
             ],
         ],
-        'cruser_id' => [
-            'label' => 'cruser_id',
-            'config' => [
-                'type' => 'passthrough',
-            ],
-        ],
+
         'pid' => [
             'label' => 'pid',
             'config' => [
diff --git a/Configuration/TCA/tx_news_domain_model_tag.php b/Configuration/TCA/tx_news_domain_model_tag.php
index a67abef464..e2b95574d1 100644
--- a/Configuration/TCA/tx_news_domain_model_tag.php
+++ b/Configuration/TCA/tx_news_domain_model_tag.php
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
         'label' => 'title',
         'tstamp' => 'tstamp',
         'crdate' => 'crdate',
-        'cruser_id' => 'cruser_id',
         'versioningWS' => true,
         'languageField' => 'sys_language_uid',
         'transOrigPointerField' => 'l10n_parent',
diff --git a/ext_tables.sql b/ext_tables.sql
index 5756e0be04..00a40375bc 100644
--- a/ext_tables.sql
+++ b/ext_tables.sql
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ CREATE TABLE tx_news_domain_model_news (
 	pid int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	tstamp int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	crdate int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
-	cruser_id int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	editlock tinyint(4) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	sys_language_uid int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	l10n_parent int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ CREATE TABLE tx_news_domain_model_link (
 	pid int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	tstamp int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	crdate int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
-	cruser_id int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	sys_language_uid int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	l10n_parent int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	l10n_diffsource mediumtext,
@@ -140,7 +138,6 @@ CREATE TABLE tx_news_domain_model_tag (
 	pid int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	tstamp int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	crdate int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
-	cruser_id int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	sorting int(11) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	deleted tinyint(4) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	hidden tinyint(4) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,