diff --git a/db/knex_migrations/2026-01-05-0000-add-rss-title.js b/db/knex_migrations/2026-01-05-0000-add-rss-title.js
index f0d947eba..0d1372d6b 100644
--- a/db/knex_migrations/2026-01-05-0000-add-rss-title.js
+++ b/db/knex_migrations/2026-01-05-0000-add-rss-title.js
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 exports.up = async function (knex) {
-    // Check if column already exists (created by knex_init_db.js for fresh installs)
-    const hasColumn = await knex.schema.hasColumn("status_page", "rss_title");
-    if (!hasColumn) {
-        await knex.schema.alterTable("status_page", function (table) {
-            table.string("rss_title", 255);
-        });
-    }
+    await knex.schema.alterTable("status_page", function (table) {
+        table.string("rss_title", 255);
+    });
 };
 
 exports.down = function (knex) {