diff --git a/care/facility/api/serializers/patient.py b/care/facility/api/serializers/patient.py
index b38cc60993..f526db1b73 100644
--- a/care/facility/api/serializers/patient.py
+++ b/care/facility/api/serializers/patient.py
@@ -218,9 +218,6 @@ class Meta:
     )
     abha_number_object = AbhaNumberSerializer(source="abha_number", read_only=True)
 
-    date_of_birth = serializers.DateField(required=False, allow_null=True)
-    year_of_birth = serializers.IntegerField(default=0)
-
     class Meta:
         model = PatientRegistration
         exclude = (
diff --git a/care/facility/models/tests/test_patient.py b/care/facility/models/tests/test_patient.py
index 00f7e5e7df..ab403e61a3 100644
--- a/care/facility/models/tests/test_patient.py
+++ b/care/facility/models/tests/test_patient.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def test_date_of_birth_validation(self):
             "blood_group": "AB+",
             "gender": 1,
             "date_of_birth": now().date() + timedelta(days=365),
+            "year_of_birth": None,
             "disease_status": "NEGATIVE",
             "emergency_phone_number": "+919000000666",
             "is_vaccinated": "false",
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ def test_year_of_birth_validation(self):
             "facility": self.facility.external_id,
             "blood_group": "AB+",
             "gender": 1,
+            "date_of_birth": None,
             "year_of_birth": now().year + 1,
             "disease_status": "NEGATIVE",
             "emergency_phone_number": "+919000000666",