diff --git a/app/models/table.rb b/app/models/table.rb
index abe23941e4..49fca95115 100644
--- a/app/models/table.rb
+++ b/app/models/table.rb
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ class Table < Sequel::Model(:user_tables)
     schema = [schema] + temporal_schema
     created_at = schema.delete([:created_at, "timestamp without time zone"])
     updated_at = schema.delete([:updated_at, "timestamp without time zone"])
+    schema.delete([:the_geom, "geometry"])
     if lat_column && lon_column
       schema.each do |col|
         col << "latitude"  if col[0].to_sym == lat_column
diff --git a/spec/models/table_spec.rb b/spec/models/table_spec.rb
index faa8921560..75ed069c61 100644
--- a/spec/models/table_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/table_spec.rb
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ describe Table do
 
     table.rows_counted.should == 5
     table.schema.should == [[:cartodb_id, "integer"], [:id, "integer"], [:name, "character varying"], [:lat, "double precision"],
-        [:lon, "double precision"], [:the_geom, "geometry"], [:created_at, "timestamp"], [:updated_at, "timestamp"]
+        [:lon, "double precision"], [:created_at, "timestamp"], [:updated_at, "timestamp"]
     ]
     row = table.to_json[:rows][0]
     row[:cartodb_id].should == 1
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ describe Table do
     table.lat_column.should == :lat
     table.lon_column.should == :lon
     table.schema.should == [[:cartodb_id, "integer"], [:id, "integer"], [:name, "character varying"], [:lat, "double precision", "latitude"],
-      [:lon, "double precision", "longitude"], [:the_geom, "geometry"], [:created_at, "timestamp"], [:updated_at, "timestamp"]
+      [:lon, "double precision", "longitude"], [:created_at, "timestamp"], [:updated_at, "timestamp"]
     ]
 
     # Vizzuality HQ