diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e68a558..93a5781 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@ instance is installed by ansible, the role is available here:
 - Support any database supported by Django (Sqlite3, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, ...)
 - Available in english, french .. and easily translatable into another languages.
 - Syntax highlighting for a bunch of languages using Pygments.
-- Public/private pastes (don't appear in the pastes history).
 - Time-based or "page loads"-based pastes expiration.
 - Password protection.
 - Possibility to enable/disable renderers and to choose the default one.
 - Limit pastes size.
-- Pastes history.
 
 
 ## Running Pasteque
diff --git a/paste/forms.py b/paste/forms.py
index d198c42..1be3e24 100644
--- a/paste/forms.py
+++ b/paste/forms.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class PasteForm(ModelForm):
             "content",
             "lifetime",
             "lifecount",
-            "private",
         ]
 
     def save(self, commit=True):
diff --git a/paste/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/django.po b/paste/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
index 0553005..c935beb 100644
--- a/paste/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
+++ b/paste/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2013-04-04 15:13+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2023-04-21 09:18+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -15,172 +15,185 @@ msgstr ""
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
 
-#: models.py:12
+#: paste/models.py:12
 msgid "Never expire"
 msgstr "Jamais"
 
-#: models.py:13
-msgid "5 minutes"
-msgstr "5 minutes"
-
-#: models.py:14
-msgid "30 minutes"
-msgstr "30 minutes"
-
-#: models.py:15
+#: paste/models.py:13
 msgid "1 hour"
 msgstr "1 heure"
 
-#: models.py:16
+#: paste/models.py:14
 msgid "1 day"
 msgstr "1 jour"
 
-#: models.py:17
+#: paste/models.py:15
 msgid "1 week"
 msgstr "1 semaine"
 
-#: templates/404.html:3 templates/404.html.py:5 templates/500.html:3
+#: paste/models.py:16
+msgid "1 month"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: paste/models.py:17
+msgid "1 year"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: paste/templates/404.html:3 paste/templates/404.html:5
+#: paste/templates/500.html:3
 msgid "Not found"
 msgstr "Non trouvé"
 
-#: templates/404.html:7
+#: paste/templates/404.html:7
 msgid "Sorry but the page you try to access does not exists"
 msgstr "Désolé mais la page à laquelle vous tentez d'accéder n'existe pas"
 
-#: templates/500.html:5
+#: paste/templates/500.html:5
 msgid "Server error"
 msgstr "Erreur système"
 
-#: templates/500.html:7
+#: paste/templates/500.html:7
 msgid "An error occurred"
 msgstr "Une erreur est survenue"
 
-#: templates/base.html:27
-msgid "powered by"
-msgstr "propulsé par"
-
-#: templates/base.html:30 templates/paste/index.html:4
+#: paste/templates/base.html:21 paste/templates/paste/index.html:4
 msgid "Paste something"
 msgstr "Nouveau collage"
 
-#: templates/base.html:31 templates/paste/history.html:3
-msgid "Lasts pastes"
-msgstr "Derniers collages"
+#: paste/templates/base.html:25
+msgid "powered by"
+msgstr "propulsé par"
 
-#: templates/paste/expired.html:7
+#: paste/templates/paste/expired.html:7
 msgid "This paste has expired"
 msgstr "Ce collage a expiré"
 
-#: templates/paste/expired.html:8
+#: paste/templates/paste/expired.html:8
 msgid "Sorry but the paste you try to access has expired"
 msgstr "Désolé mais ce collage n'est plus accessible car il a expiré"
 
-#: templates/paste/history.html:9 templates/paste/index.html:11
+#: paste/templates/paste/history.html:3
+msgid "Lasts pastes"
+msgstr "Derniers collages"
+
+#: paste/templates/paste/history.html:10 paste/templates/paste/index.html:21
 msgid "Title"
 msgstr "Titre"
 
-#: templates/paste/history.html:10 templates/paste/index.html:19
-#: templates/paste/paste-meta.html:6
+#: paste/templates/paste/history.html:12 paste/templates/paste/index.html:28
+#: paste/templates/paste/paste-meta.html:7
 msgid "Language"
 msgstr "Langage"
 
-#: templates/paste/history.html:11 templates/paste/paste-meta.html:7
+#: paste/templates/paste/history.html:13
+#: paste/templates/paste/paste-meta.html:8
 msgid "Size"
 msgstr "Taille"
 
-#: templates/paste/history.html:12 templates/paste/paste-meta.html:8
+#: paste/templates/paste/history.html:14
+#: paste/templates/paste/paste-meta.html:9
 msgid "Paste time"
 msgstr "Heure collage"
 
-#: templates/paste/history.html:13 templates/paste/paste-meta.html:9
-msgid "User IP"
-msgstr "IP utilisateur"
-
-#: templates/paste/history.html:14 templates/paste/paste-meta.html:11
+#: paste/templates/paste/history.html:15
+#: paste/templates/paste/paste-meta.html:11
 msgid "Protection"
 msgstr "Protection"
 
-#: templates/paste/history.html:15 templates/paste/paste-meta.html:12
+#: paste/templates/paste/history.html:16
+#: paste/templates/paste/paste-meta.html:12
 msgid "Views"
 msgstr "Vues"
 
-#: templates/paste/history.html:25 templates/paste/paste-meta.html:22
+#: paste/templates/paste/history.html:27
+#: paste/templates/paste/paste-meta.html:20
 msgid "locked"
 msgstr "verrouillé"
 
-#: templates/paste/history.html:25 templates/paste/paste-meta.html:22
+#: paste/templates/paste/history.html:27
+#: paste/templates/paste/paste-meta.html:20
 msgid "open"
 msgstr "ouvert"
 
-#: templates/paste/history.html:30
+#: paste/templates/paste/history.html:32
 msgid "Nothing has been pasted yet"
 msgstr "Rien n'a encore été collé"
 
-#: templates/paste/index.html:27
-msgid "Private"
-msgstr "Privé"
-
-#: templates/paste/index.html:35
-msgid "Content"
-msgstr "Contenu"
-
-#: templates/paste/index.html:42 templates/paste/paste-meta.html:13
-msgid "Expire time"
-msgstr "Expiration temporelle"
-
-#: templates/paste/index.html:50
-msgid "Expire allowed views"
-msgstr "Expiration nombre d'affichages"
-
-#: templates/paste/index.html:58
-msgid "Password protected"
-msgstr "Protection par mot de passe"
-
-#: templates/paste/index.html:67
-msgid "Paste"
-msgstr "Coller"
-
-#: templates/paste/index.html:75
+#: paste/templates/paste/index.html:11
 msgid "characters left"
 msgstr "caractères restants"
 
-#: templates/paste/locked.html:7
+#: paste/templates/paste/index.html:13
+msgid "Content"
+msgstr "Contenu"
+
+#: paste/templates/paste/index.html:39 paste/templates/paste/paste-meta.html:13
+msgid "Expire time"
+msgstr "Expiration temporelle"
+
+#: paste/templates/paste/index.html:51
+msgid "Expire allowed views"
+msgstr "Expiration nombre d'affichages"
+
+#: paste/templates/paste/index.html:63
+msgid "Password protected"
+msgstr "Protection par mot de passe"
+
+#: paste/templates/paste/index.html:74
+msgid "Paste"
+msgstr "Coller"
+
+#: paste/templates/paste/locked.html:7
 msgid "This paste is password protected"
 msgstr "Protégé par un mot de passe"
 
-#: templates/paste/locked.html:8
-msgid "Please enter the password in the field below to unlock the paste and display it"
-msgstr "Veuillez entrer le mot de passe dans le champ ci-dessous pour déverrouiller le collage et l'afficher"
+#: paste/templates/paste/locked.html:8
+msgid ""
+"Please enter the password in the field below to unlock the paste and display "
+"it"
+msgstr ""
+"Veuillez entrer le mot de passe dans le champ ci-dessous pour déverrouiller "
+"le collage et l'afficher"
 
-#: templates/paste/locked.html:12
+#: paste/templates/paste/locked.html:12
 msgid "Password"
 msgstr "Mot de passe"
 
-#: templates/paste/locked.html:21
+#: paste/templates/paste/locked.html:20
 msgid "Unlock"
 msgstr "Déverrouiller"
 
-#: templates/paste/paste-meta.html:10
+#: paste/templates/paste/paste-meta.html:10
 msgid "Visibility"
 msgstr "Visibilité"
 
-#: templates/paste/paste-meta.html:21
-msgid "private"
-msgstr "Privé"
-
-#: templates/paste/paste-meta.html:21
-msgid "public"
-msgstr "publique"
-
-#: templates/paste/paste-meta.html:24
+#: paste/templates/paste/paste-meta.html:22
 msgid "None"
 msgstr "Aucune"
 
-msgid "Paste expired"
-msgstr "Heure collage"
+#~ msgid "Private"
+#~ msgstr "Privé"
 
-msgid "Plain text"
-msgstr "Texte simple"
+#~ msgid "private"
+#~ msgstr "Privé"
 
-msgid "Expiration time"
-msgstr "Heure d'expiration"
+#~ msgid "public"
+#~ msgstr "publique"
+
+#~ msgid "5 minutes"
+#~ msgstr "5 minutes"
+
+#~ msgid "30 minutes"
+#~ msgstr "30 minutes"
+
+#~ msgid "User IP"
+#~ msgstr "IP utilisateur"
+
+#~ msgid "Paste expired"
+#~ msgstr "Heure collage"
+
+#~ msgid "Plain text"
+#~ msgstr "Texte simple"
+
+#~ msgid "Expiration time"
+#~ msgstr "Heure d'expiration"
diff --git a/paste/migrations/0003_remove_paste_private.py b/paste/migrations/0003_remove_paste_private.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6598d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paste/migrations/0003_remove_paste_private.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2 on 2023-04-21 07:19
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("paste", "0002_auto_20180513_1644"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name="paste",
+            name="private",
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/paste/models.py b/paste/models.py
index ea92a05..9cdd3ee 100644
--- a/paste/models.py
+++ b/paste/models.py
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class Paste(models.Model):
     lifecount = models.IntegerField(default=0, blank=True)
     viewcount = models.IntegerField(default=0, editable=False)
     expired = models.BooleanField(default=False, editable=False)
-    private = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     password = models.CharField(max_length=128, blank=True)
     salt = models.CharField(max_length=36, blank=True)
 
diff --git a/paste/templates/paste/index.html b/paste/templates/paste/index.html
index 3339e97..ca6f9dd 100644
--- a/paste/templates/paste/index.html
+++ b/paste/templates/paste/index.html
@@ -70,12 +70,6 @@
         {{ form.password.errors }}
       </div>
 
-      <div class="form-check">
-        {{ form.private|add_class:"form-check-input" }}
-        <label class="form-check-label" for="id_private">{% trans 'Private' %}</label>
-        {{ form.private.errors }}
-      </div>
-
       <div class="col-auto">
         <button class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" type="submit">{% trans 'Paste' %}</button>
       </div>
diff --git a/paste/templates/paste/paste-meta.html b/paste/templates/paste/paste-meta.html
index 75a7d45..865de91 100644
--- a/paste/templates/paste/paste-meta.html
+++ b/paste/templates/paste/paste-meta.html
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     <td>{% trans paste.language.name %}</td>
     <td>{{ paste.size }}</td>
     <td>{{ paste.paste_time }}</td>
-    <td>{% if paste.private %}<i class="icon-eye-close"> {% trans 'private' %}</i>{% else %}<i class="icon-eye-open"> {% trans 'public' %}</i>{% endif %}</td>
     <td>{% if paste.password %}<i class="icon-lock"> {% trans 'locked' %}</i>{% else %}<i class="icon-unlock"> {% trans 'open' %}</i>{% endif %}</td>
     <td>{{ paste.viewcount }}{% if paste.lifecount > 0 %}/{{ paste.lifecount }}{% endif %}</td>
     <td>{% if paste.expiration_time %}{{ paste.expiration_time }}{% else %}{% trans 'None' %}{% endif %}</td>
diff --git a/paste/urls.py b/paste/urls.py
index 46ba435..3760acd 100644
--- a/paste/urls.py
+++ b/paste/urls.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from webtools import settings
 
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r"^$", views.index, name="index"),
-    url(r"^history$", views.history, name="history"),
     url(r"^static/(?P<path>.*)", serve, {"document_root": settings.STATIC_ROOT}),
     url(
         r"^paste/(?P<slug>[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)/(?P<renderer>[a-z]+)?$",
diff --git a/paste/views.py b/paste/views.py
index b215d8b..f235c42 100644
--- a/paste/views.py
+++ b/paste/views.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ def index(request):
                 {
                     "language": language.id,
                     "title": any_file.name,
-                    "private": settings.PASTE["private_by_default"],
                     "lifetime": settings.PASTE["default_lifetime"],
                     "content": any_file.read().decode(),
                 },
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ def index(request):
         )
     data["form"] = PasteForm(
         initial={
-            "private": settings.PASTE["private_by_default"],
             "lifetime": settings.PASTE["default_lifetime"],
             "language": Language.by_name(settings.PASTE["default_language"]).id,
         }
@@ -84,14 +82,3 @@ def show(request, slug, renderer="pygments"):
     if "password" in request.POST:
         response.set_cookie("password", request.POST["password"])
     return response
-
-
-def history(request):
-    """Display last 25 public non-expired pastes."""
-    pastes = Paste.objects.filter(private=False, expired=False).order_by("-pk")[:25]
-    data = {
-        "pastes": pastes,
-        "menu": "history",
-        "default_renderer": settings.PASTE["default_renderer"],
-    }
-    return render(request, "paste/history.html", data)
diff --git a/webtools/settings.py b/webtools/settings.py
index 034407f..5c39184 100644
--- a/webtools/settings.py
+++ b/webtools/settings.py
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ PASTE = {
     "has_expire_by_views": False,
     "has_meta_table": False,
     "show_char_left": False,
-    "private_by_default": True,
     "enabled_renderers": ["pygments", "raw"],
     "default_renderer": "pygments",
     "max_characters": 100000,