diff --git a/services/chainstorage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/services/chainstorage/StorageService.java b/services/chainstorage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/services/chainstorage/StorageService.java
index 6a1e4e9bb39..3fd27928183 100644
--- a/services/chainstorage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/services/chainstorage/StorageService.java
+++ b/services/chainstorage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/services/chainstorage/StorageService.java
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ protected SafeFuture<?> doStart() {
                       config);
               database = dbFactory.createDatabase();
 
-              database.migrate();
-
               final SettableLabelledGauge pruningTimingsLabelledGauge =
                   SettableLabelledGauge.create(
                       serviceConfig.getMetricsSystem(),
diff --git a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/Database.java b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/Database.java
index 06e9e6a8ea9..32e3bfd4671 100644
--- a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/Database.java
+++ b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/Database.java
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@ default Stream<SlotAndBlockRootAndBlobIndex> streamBlobSidecarKeys(final UInt64
 
   long getNonCanonicalBlobSidecarColumnCount();
 
-  void migrate();
-
   Optional<Checkpoint> getAnchor();
 
   Optional<Checkpoint> getJustifiedCheckpoint();
diff --git a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/KvStoreDatabase.java b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/KvStoreDatabase.java
index e590f08b405..f3cbf613905 100644
--- a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/KvStoreDatabase.java
+++ b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/KvStoreDatabase.java
@@ -369,9 +369,6 @@ public long getNonCanonicalBlobSidecarColumnCount() {
     return dao.getNonCanonicalBlobSidecarColumnCount();
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void migrate() {}
-
   @Override
   public void deleteHotBlocks(final Set<Bytes32> blockRootsToDelete) {
     try (final HotUpdater updater = hotUpdater()) {
diff --git a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/noop/NoOpDatabase.java b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/noop/NoOpDatabase.java
index b08a1156c60..53986e88fce 100644
--- a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/noop/NoOpDatabase.java
+++ b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/noop/NoOpDatabase.java
@@ -265,9 +265,6 @@ public long getNonCanonicalBlobSidecarColumnCount() {
     return 0L;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void migrate() {}
-
   @Override
   public Optional<Checkpoint> getAnchor() {
     return Optional.empty();