diff --git a/app/DataMapper/CompanySettings.php b/app/DataMapper/CompanySettings.php
index ff940e422d0b..3aadd6cea67f 100644
--- a/app/DataMapper/CompanySettings.php
+++ b/app/DataMapper/CompanySettings.php
@@ -258,8 +258,10 @@ class CompanySettings extends BaseSettings
     public $client_portal_allow_over_payment = false; //@implemented
 
     public $use_credits_payment = 'off'; //always, option, off //@implemented
+    public $hide_empty_columns_on_pdf = false;
 
     public static $casts = [
+        'hide_empty_columns_on_pdf'          => 'bool',
         'enable_reminder_endless'            => 'bool',
         'use_credits_payment'                => 'string',
         'recurring_invoice_number_pattern'   => 'string',
diff --git a/app/Models/Company.php b/app/Models/Company.php
index 71fe3f6d2408..575d92138a62 100644
--- a/app/Models/Company.php
+++ b/app/Models/Company.php
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class Company extends BaseModel
     protected $presenter = CompanyPresenter::class;
 
     protected $fillable = [
-        'hide_empty_columns_on_pdf',
         'calculate_expense_tax_by_amount',
         'invoice_expense_documents',
         'invoice_task_documents',
diff --git a/app/Transformers/CompanyTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/CompanyTransformer.php
index d194d71ef3f4..86c08e2bad2c 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/CompanyTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/CompanyTransformer.php
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class CompanyTransformer extends EntityTransformer
             'default_task_is_date_based' => (bool)$company->default_task_is_date_based,
             'enable_product_discount' => (bool)$company->enable_product_discount,
             'calculate_expense_tax_by_amount' =>(bool)$company->calculate_expense_tax_by_amount,
-            'hide_empty_columns_on_pdf' => (bool) $company->hide_empty_columns_on_pdf,
+            'hide_empty_columns_on_pdf' => false, //@deprecate
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/database/migrations/2021_01_05_013203_improve_decimal_resolution.php b/database/migrations/2021_01_05_013203_improve_decimal_resolution.php
index aa04b64e7e6b..72cccfd524dd 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2021_01_05_013203_improve_decimal_resolution.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2021_01_05_013203_improve_decimal_resolution.php
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ class ImproveDecimalResolution extends Migration
             $table->integer('status_order')->nullable();
         });
 
+         Schema::table('companies', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('hide_empty_columns_on_pdf');
+        });
     }
 
     /**