diff --git a/db/migrate/20181128054803_old_migrations_removed.rb b/db/migrate/20181128054803_old_migrations_removed.rb
index e0ad67a62b..3cd68a2610 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20181128054803_old_migrations_removed.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20181128054803_old_migrations_removed.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 class OldMigrationsRemoved < ActiveRecord::Migration
-  LAST_DELETED_MIGRATION = 20181128054803
   def up
-    if ActiveRecord::Migrator.current_version < LAST_DELETED_MIGRATION
-      message = "You haven't updated your dev environment in a long time! " \
-                "Legacy migration files before 2019 have now been removed. " \
-                "Run `rails db:schema:load` before running `rails db:migrate`."
-      raise StandardError, message
-    end
+    message = "You haven't updated your dev environment in a long time! " \
+              "Legacy migration files before 2019 have now been removed. " \
+              "Run `rails db:schema:load` before running `rails db:migrate`."
+    raise StandardError, message
   end
 end