diff --git a/db/08to09.sql b/db/08to09.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 953e0e5f48..0000000000
--- a/db/08to09.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-alter table notice
-     modify column content text comment 'update content';
-
-alter table message
-     modify column content text comment 'message content';
-
-alter table profile
-     modify column bio text comment 'descriptive biography';
-
-alter table user_group
-     modify column description text comment 'group description';
-
-alter table file_oembed
-     add column mimetype varchar(50) comment 'mime type of resource';
-
-create table config (
-
-    section varchar(32) comment 'configuration section',
-    setting varchar(32) comment 'configuration setting',
-    value varchar(255) comment 'configuration value',
-
-    constraint primary key (section, setting)
-
-) ENGINE=InnoDB CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;
-
-create table user_role (
-
-    user_id integer not null comment 'user having the role' references user (id),
-    role    varchar(32) not null comment 'string representing the role',
-    created datetime not null comment 'date the role was granted',
-
-    constraint primary key (user_id, role)
-
-) ENGINE=InnoDB CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;
diff --git a/db/08to09_pg.sql b/db/08to09_pg.sql
index 492b3ebb91..892df4a39f 100644
--- a/db/08to09_pg.sql
+++ b/db/08to09_pg.sql
@@ -1,40 +1,2 @@
 // SQL commands to update an 0.8.x version of Laconica
 // to 0.9.x.
-
---these are just comments
-/*
-alter table notice
-     modify column content text comment 'update content';
-
-alter table message
-     modify column content text comment 'message content';
-
-alter table profile
-     modify column bio text comment 'descriptive biography';
-
-alter table user_group
-     modify column description text comment 'group description';
-*/
-
-alter table file_oembed
-     add column mimetype varchar(50) /*comment 'mime type of resource'*/;
-
-create table config (
-
-    section varchar(32) /* comment 'configuration section'*/,
-    setting varchar(32) /* comment 'configuration setting'*/,
-    value varchar(255) /* comment 'configuration value'*/,
-
-    primary key (section, setting)
-
-);
-
-create table user_role (
-
-    user_id integer not null /* comment 'user having the role'*/ references "user" (id),
-    role    varchar(32) not null /* comment 'string representing the role'*/,
-    created timestamp /* not null comment 'date the role was granted'*/,
-
-    primary key (user_id, role)
-
-);
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