diff --git a/db/migrate/20260211055758_create_variant_links.rb b/db/migrate/20260211055758_create_variant_links.rb
index 6d84484511..3109172f8a 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20260211055758_create_variant_links.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20260211055758_create_variant_links.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class CreateVariantLinks < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
       t.integer :source_variant_id, null: false, index: true
       t.integer :target_variant_id, null: false
 
-      t.timestamps
+      t.datetime :created_at, null: false
     end
     add_foreign_key :variant_links, :spree_variants, column: :source_variant_id
     add_foreign_key :variant_links, :spree_variants, column: :target_variant_id
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 9db50b5bf2..a05db7e719 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -1118,7 +1118,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2026_03_06_015040) do
     t.integer "source_variant_id", null: false
     t.integer "target_variant_id", null: false
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
-    t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
     t.index ["source_variant_id"], name: "index_variant_links_on_source_variant_id"
   end