diff --git a/server/models/Document.js b/server/models/Document.js
index 78e5cff5..2dffe3ed 100644
--- a/server/models/Document.js
+++ b/server/models/Document.js
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ const Document = sequelize.define(
     template: DataTypes.BOOLEAN,
     editorVersion: DataTypes.STRING,
     text: DataTypes.TEXT,
-
-    // backup contains a record of text at the moment it was converted to v2
-    // this is a safety measure during deployment of new editor and will be
-    // dropped in a future update
-    backup: DataTypes.TEXT,
     isWelcome: { type: DataTypes.BOOLEAN, defaultValue: false },
     revisionCount: { type: DataTypes.INTEGER, defaultValue: 0 },
     archivedAt: DataTypes.DATE,
@@ -534,7 +529,6 @@ Document.prototype.migrateVersion = function () {
   // migrate from document version 1 -> 2
   if (this.version === 1) {
     const nodes = serializer.deserialize(this.text);
-    this.backup = this.text;
     this.text = serializer.serialize(nodes, { version: 2 });
     this.version = 2;
     migrated = true;
diff --git a/server/models/Revision.js b/server/models/Revision.js
index 17281319..6e6f4d95 100644
--- a/server/models/Revision.js
+++ b/server/models/Revision.js
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ const Revision = sequelize.define("revision", {
   editorVersion: DataTypes.STRING,
   title: DataTypes.STRING,
   text: DataTypes.TEXT,
-
-  // backup contains a record of text at the moment it was converted to v2
-  // this is a safety measure during deployment of new editor and will be
-  // dropped in a future update
-  backup: DataTypes.TEXT,
 });
 
 Revision.associate = (models) => {
@@ -81,7 +76,6 @@ Revision.prototype.migrateVersion = function () {
   // migrate from document version 1 -> 2
   if (this.version === 1) {
     const nodes = serializer.deserialize(this.text);
-    this.backup = this.text;
     this.text = serializer.serialize(nodes, { version: 2 });
     this.version = 2;
     migrated = true;