diff --git a/postdeploy.sh b/postdeploy.sh
index ce03390..78eed12 100755
--- a/postdeploy.sh
+++ b/postdeploy.sh
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 
 set -eu -o pipefail
 
-setup_db() {
-    set -eu
-
-    echo "=====> Running database migration"
-    gitea migrate
-}
-
 setup_root_user() {
     set -eu
 
@@ -29,7 +22,6 @@ main() {
     set -eu
 
     if [ -f "/data/gitea/conf/app.ini" ]; then
-      setup_db
       setup_root_user
     fi
 }