diff --git a/catalog/DAGs.md b/catalog/DAGs.md
index b54ed379a5b..6d79ac75cff 100644
--- a/catalog/DAGs.md
+++ b/catalog/DAGs.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ The following are DAGs grouped by their primary tag:
 1.  [Database](#database)
 1.  [Maintenance](#maintenance)
 1.  [Oauth](#oauth)
+1.  [Other](#other)
 1.  [Provider](#provider)
 1.  [Provider Reingestion](#provider-reingestion)
 
@@ -63,6 +64,12 @@ The following are DAGs grouped by their primary tag:
 | [`oauth2_authorization`](#oauth2_authorization) | `None`            |
 | [`oauth2_token_refresh`](#oauth2_token_refresh) | `0 */12 * * *`    |
 
+## Other
+
+| DAG ID                                                    | Schedule Interval |
+| --------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
+| [`flickr_thumbnails_removal`](#flickr_thumbnails_removal) | `None`            |
+
 ## Provider
 
 | DAG ID                                                          | Schedule Interval | Dated   | Media Type(s) |
@@ -113,6 +120,7 @@ The following is documentation associated with each DAG (where available):
 1.  [`finnish_museums_workflow`](#finnish_museums_workflow)
 1.  [`flickr_audit_sub_provider_workflow`](#flickr_audit_sub_provider_workflow)
 1.  [`flickr_reingestion_workflow`](#flickr_reingestion_workflow)
+1.  [`flickr_thumbnails_removal`](#flickr_thumbnails_removal)
 1.  [`flickr_workflow`](#flickr_workflow)
 1.  [`freesound_workflow`](#freesound_workflow)
 1.  [`image_data_refresh`](#image_data_refresh)
@@ -394,6 +402,11 @@ Output: TSV file containing the images and the respective meta-data.
 
 Notes: https://www.flickr.com/help/terms/api Rate limit: 3600 requests per hour.
 
+## `flickr_thumbnails_removal`
+
+One-time run DAG to remove progressively all the old Flickr thumbnails, as they
+were determined to be unsuitable for the Openverse UI requirements.
+
 ## `flickr_workflow`
 
 Content Provider: Flickr
diff --git a/catalog/dags/flickr_thumbs_removal.py b/catalog/dags/flickr_thumbs_removal.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c8615c2ea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catalog/dags/flickr_thumbs_removal.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+"""
+One-time run DAG to remove progressively all the old Flickr thumbnails,
+as they were determined to be unsuitable for the Openverse UI requirements.
+"""
+import logging
+from datetime import timedelta
+from textwrap import dedent
+
+from airflow.decorators import dag, task
+
+from common.constants import DAG_DEFAULT_ARGS, POSTGRES_CONN_ID
+from common.slack import send_message
+from common.sql import PostgresHook
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+DAG_ID = "flickr_thumbnails_removal"
+
+
+@dag(
+    dag_id=DAG_ID,
+    default_args={
+        **DAG_DEFAULT_ARGS,
+        "retries": 0,
+        "execution_timeout": timedelta(days=7),
+    },
+    schedule=None,
+    catchup=False,
+    doc_md=__doc__,
+)
+def flickr_thumbnails_removal():
+    pg = PostgresHook(postgres_conn_id=POSTGRES_CONN_ID)
+    select_conditions = "FROM image WHERE provider = 'flickr' AND thumbnail IS NOT NULL"
+
+    @task()
+    def count():
+        num_thumbs = pg.get_first(f"SELECT COUNT(*) {select_conditions}")[0]
+        logger.info(f"Flickr thumbnails found: {num_thumbs}.")
+
+        return num_thumbs
+
+    @task()
+    def delete(num_thumbs):
+        log_sql = True
+        if num_thumbs == 0:
+            logger.info("No Flickr thumbnails found.")
+
+        while num_thumbs > 0:
+            query = dedent(
+                f"""
+                UPDATE image SET thumbnail = NULL WHERE identifier IN (
+                    SELECT identifier {select_conditions}
+                    FETCH FIRST 10000 ROWS ONLY FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED
+                )
+                """
+            )
+            pg.run(query, log_sql=log_sql)
+            num_thumbs -= 10000
+            logger.info(
+                f"Flickr thumbnails left: {num_thumbs if num_thumbs > 0 else 0}."
+            )
+            log_sql = False
+
+    @task()
+    def report():
+        msg = (
+            "All Flickr thumbnails were successfully removed. "
+            f"The `{DAG_ID}` DAG can be retired."
+        )
+        send_message(msg, DAG_ID)
+
+    num_thumbs = count()
+    d = delete(num_thumbs)
+    r = report()
+    d >> r
+
+
+flickr_thumbnails_removal()
diff --git a/catalog/dags/providers/provider_api_scripts/flickr.py b/catalog/dags/providers/provider_api_scripts/flickr.py
index 39e090c5469..a1cfede822c 100644
--- a/catalog/dags/providers/provider_api_scripts/flickr.py
+++ b/catalog/dags/providers/provider_api_scripts/flickr.py
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ def ingest_records(self, **kwargs):
         for start_ts, end_ts in self.large_batches:
             # For each large batch, ingest records for that interval one license
             # type at a time.
-            for license in LICENSE_INFO.keys():
+            for license_ in LICENSE_INFO.keys():
                 super().ingest_records_for_timestamp_pair(
-                    start_ts=start_ts, end_ts=end_ts, license=license
+                    start_ts=start_ts, end_ts=end_ts, license=license_
                 )
         logger.info("Completed large batch processing by license type.")
 
@@ -139,14 +139,14 @@ def get_next_query_params(self, prev_query_params, **kwargs):
 
             # license will be available in the params if we're dealing
             # with a large batch. If not, fall back to all licenses
-            license = kwargs.get("license", self.default_license_param)
+            license_ = kwargs.get("license", self.default_license_param)
 
             return {
                 "min_upload_date": start_timestamp,
                 "max_upload_date": end_timestamp,
                 "page": 0,
                 "api_key": self.api_key,
-                "license": license,
+                "license": license_,
                 "per_page": self.batch_limit,
                 "method": "flickr.photos.search",
                 "media": "photos",
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 289a912f85e..f9d80b8e06a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ services:
       context: ./docker/upstream_db/
       target: db
     image: openverse-upstream_db
-    expose:
-      - "5432"
+    ports:
+      - "50255:5432"
     volumes:
       - catalog-postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data
       - ./sample_data:/sample_data