diff --git a/app/webpacker/components/CompetitionForm/FormSections/CompetitorLimit.js b/app/webpacker/components/CompetitionForm/FormSections/CompetitorLimit.js
index 4b7d6f62c78..b2cab52265e 100644
--- a/app/webpacker/components/CompetitionForm/FormSections/CompetitorLimit.js
+++ b/app/webpacker/components/CompetitionForm/FormSections/CompetitorLimit.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export default function CompetitorLimit() {
       </ConditionalSection>
       <ConditionalSection showIf={hasLimit}>
         <InputNumber id="autoCloseThreshold" min={0} />
-        <InputTextArea id="reason" />
       </ConditionalSection>
     </SubSection>
   );
diff --git a/lib/database_dumper.rb b/lib/database_dumper.rb
index 644cb64f34b..daa3f025dc5 100644
--- a/lib/database_dumper.rb
+++ b/lib/database_dumper.rb
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ def self.actions_to_column_sanitizers(columns_by_action)
           registration_version
           forbid_newcomers
           forbid_newcomers_reason
+          auto_close_threshold
         ),
         db_default: %w(
           connected_stripe_account_id