diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/serializers/member.js b/ghost/admin/app/serializers/member.js
index f7ad589328..1ebacd109d 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/serializers/member.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/serializers/member.js
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ export default ApplicationSerializer.extend(EmbeddedRecordsMixin, {
         // Properties that exist on the model but we don't want sent in the payload
         delete json.stripe;
         delete json.geolocation;
+        delete json.email_recipients;
+
         // Normalize properties
         json.name = json.name || '';
         json.note = json.note || '';
+
         return json;
     }
 });